- Six Manitoba safety organizations form the Industry Based Safety Program Council December 11, 2018
Six Manitoba Industry Based Safety Programs (IBSPs), along with their host organizations announce the formation of the Manitoba IBSP Council.
Continue reading → - Province and SAFE Work Manitoba launch new online course to prepare youth for job market December 3, 2018
The Manitoba government and SAFE Work Manitoba are launching a new online Young Worker Readiness Certificate course to teach youth the basics about workers’ and employers’ rights and responsibilities for safety and health in the workplace.
Continue reading → - Cannabis legal, WSCC releases educational materials about impairment in the workplace November 22, 2018
With cannabis now legal for recreational use in Canada, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut has released online educational materials aimed at employers and workers on impairment in the workplace.
Continue reading → - WSIB honored with Ontario Psychological Association 2018 Public Service Award November 20, 2018
The WSIB’s collaborative Community Mental Health Program has been honored with the 2018 Public Service Award from the Ontario Psychological Association.
Continue reading → - WorkSafeBC chaired First Responders Mental Health Committee receives Dr. Joseph H. Cohen Award for Public Safety November 20, 2018
The Justice Institute of British Columbia Foundation has awarded the WorkSafeBC chaired BC First Responders Mental Health Committee with the Dr. Joseph H. Cohen Award in recognition of its outstanding work to increase awareness of and support for positive mental health among first responders.
Continue reading → - Gold Certification awarded to the CNESST for gender parity November 9, 2018
The Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, Manuelle Oudar, is pleased to announce that the CNESST was awarded Gold Parity Certification at the Women in Governance’s Annual Recognition Gala.
Continue reading → - New Chair Appointed to Workers’ Compensation Board of Alberta November 7, 2018
WCB Alberta board member Grace Thostenson has been appointed as the new chair of the board.
Continue reading → - WorkSafeNB tightens opioid prescribing guidelines November 1, 2018
WorkSafeNB has changed the way it manages opioid prescriptions for clients recovering from workplace injuries.
Continue reading → - Workplace fatalities in Saskatchewan increase in 2018 October 11, 2018
The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board released data today documenting a rise in the number of workplace fatalities in the province during the first eight months of 2018. From Jan. 1 to Aug. 31 of 2018, there were 37 workplace fatalities.
Continue reading → - WorkSafe Saskatchewan educates workers, employers on workplace impairment October 10, 2018
As part of ongoing efforts to help prepare workplaces for the legalization of cannabis, WorkSafe Saskatchewan has added some additional resources for employers to its website and launched an awareness campaign targeting Saskatchewan workers.
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