- WorkSafeBC: January/February issue of WorkSafe Magazine February 3, 2022
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Features
- Supervisors play pivotal role in safe hand falling
- Preventing tower crane collapse
- Are you prepared for an emergency
- MyWorkplaceNL online service available for injured workers January 31, 2022
WorkplaceNL has added new services for injured workers to its suite of online tools. MyWorkplaceNL is a secure, convenient online service where injured workers can submit a report of a workplace injury, view claim and payment data, live chat with a representative, view and print select information, order hearing aid batteries, submit expenses and send in other claim-related documents.
Continue reading → - Advisory: Safety training certificates extended to February 28 January 31, 2022
WorkplaceNL is extending the expiry date for safety training certificates issued for Fall Protection, Confined Space Entry, Mine Rescue and Traffic Control Person Level II to February 28, 2022. Given the province’s current public health measures, in-class training courses may not be widely available to workers at this time.
Continue reading → - Saskatchewan WCB extends COVID-19 cost relief for employers January 28, 2022
Extended support for workers and employers due to the Omicron variant.Continue reading →- WSIB welcomes new Chair and President January 21, 2022
Today the Government of Ontario nominated Grant B. Walsh as the next Chair of our Board of Directors, and Jeffery A. Lang as the next President and CEO of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). We expect them to be in their new roles in early February.
Continue reading →- WorkSafeNB seeks public’s input on regulatory review January 17, 2022
WorkSafeNB is seeking stakeholder feedback to understand the economic and business impacts of proposed amendments to General Regulation 91-191 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Continue reading →- WorkPlaceNL: Advisory: Safety training certificates extended to January 31 January 7, 2022
St. John’s, NL – WorkplaceNL is extending the expiry date to January 31, 2022 for safety training certificates issued for Fall Protection, Confined Space Entry, Mine Rescue, and Traffic Control Person Level II. Given the new COVID-19 Alert Level 4, in-class training courses may not be widely available to workers at this time.
Continue reading →- WorkPlaceNL: Update On The Statutory Review Of The Newfoundland And Labrador’s Workers Compensation System January 7, 2022
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister Responsible for WorkplaceNL, today provided an update on the status of the 2019 Statutory Review of the Workers’ Compensation System.
Continue reading →- Minister Davis Announces Reappointment of Chief Executive Officer at WorkplaceNL December 14, 2021
Today, the Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister Responsible for WorkplaceNL, announced that Dennis Hogan has been reappointed as Chief Executive Officer of WorkplaceNL.
Biographical information is provided in the backgrounder below.
Continue reading →- WCB PEI: Experience Rating Program Changes December 13, 2021
Changes will soon come into effect for the Workers Compensation Board’s Experience Rating Program.
The Experience Rating Program offers a financial incentive to employers to invest in safety and work disability prevention programs by adjusting assessment rates based on their claims cost history.
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- WSIB welcomes new Chair and President January 21, 2022