- WCB NS: Safe + Secure – COVID-19 Resources, Fall Prevention Month, Young Worker Safety (Nov. 16/20) November 16, 2020
The November issue of our Safe + Secure e-newsletter is now available, with a focus on the need for Nova Scotians to continue to follow public health protocols like wearing masks,
Continue reading → - WorkSafeBC: Changes to Personal Optional Protection coverage amounts in 2021 November 13, 2020
WorkSafeBC Personal Optional Protection (POP) is an optional insurance plan, designed to cover your income loss should you suffer a work-related injury or disease. While an injury or illness can be devastating to both you and your family, it can take an even heavier toll if you don’t have enough insurance to cover basic living expenses.
Continue reading → - WCB Nova Scotia: Q2 Report to the Community: Embracing a new reality toward a new future (Nov. 12/20) November 12, 2020
WCB Nova Scotia’s Q2 Report to the Community is now available, and highlights the organization’s response to COVID-19 how we are embracing our new reality toward a new future.
Continue reading → - WorkplaceNL: 2020 Health and Safety Awareness Survey November 12, 2020
WorkplaceNL, in partnership with the Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency, Department of Finance, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is conducting an Occupational Health and Safety Awareness survey. This survey will assess the level of health and safety awareness in workers, supervisors and employers in our province.
Continue reading → - Learning Event: Psychological Health and Safety | WorkSafe SK November 10, 2020
WorkSafe SK is hosting a virtual one-day learning event for employers, HR professionals & mental health experts to bring awareness to psychological health & safety in the workplace. WorkSafe Saskatchewan invites you to an interactive, informative day focusing on psychological health & safety in the workplace.
Continue reading → - WorkSafeBC increasing inspections in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions November 10, 2020
Employers urged to stay vigilant, update COVID-19 safety plans as conditions change. WorkSafeBC is conducting enhanced COVID-19 inspections and consultations at workplaces in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.
Continue reading → - WorkplaceNL holds discounted average assessment rate at $1.69 November 10, 2020
WorkplaceNL holds discounted average assessment rate at $1.69
Effective January 1, 2021, WorkplaceNL will hold the average assessment rate paid by employers at $1.69 per $100 of payroll, including a temporary $0.21 discount.
Continue reading → - WSIB welcomes recommendations of The WSIB in Transition operational review November 9, 2020
Report calls modernization “top priority”
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) welcomes the recommendations contained in The WSIB in Transition, the final report of an operational review conducted by Linda Regner Dykeman and Sean Speer.
Continue reading → - WorkSafeNB: 2021 Assessment rates released November 2, 2020
Fewer workplace accidents, lower claims costs and a reduction in administration costs have resulted in a reduced assessment rate for 2021, WorkSafeNB announced today.
Continue reading → - WorkSafeBC: Proof of concept for proposed improvements to the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program November 2, 2020
WorkSafeBC, in consultation with stakeholders, has been creating practices and procedures to support Assessment Manual policy item AP5-247-4, which provides the framework for the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program.
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