WorkplaceNL: Lost-time injury rate reaches historic low and Injury Fund remains fully-funded

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St. John’s, NL – WorkplaceNL has released its 2023 Annual Performance Report, meeting annual strategic objectives for building healthy and safe workplaces, return to work and recovery from injury as well as growing strategic partnerships.
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WorkplaceNL announces 2024 Safe Student and Safety Educator

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St. John’s, NL – WorkplaceNL is proud to announce Jacob Tilley, a Level I student at Random Island Academy in Hickman’s Harbour, as the 2024 Safe Student of the Year and Leslie Tucker, a teacher at Gonzaga High School in St. John’s, as the Health and Safety Educator of the Year.
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WorkplaceNL remembers workers on National Day of Mourning

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St. John’s, NL – On April 28 each year, WorkplaceNL marks the National Day of Mourning by remembering workers who lost their lives, were injured or experienced illness due to their work.
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WorkplaceNL announces 2024 student safety video/radio contest winners

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St. John’s, NL – WorkplaceNL is proud to recognize two outstanding students for their creativity and understanding of workplace safety in developing student safety video and radio ads.
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New Requirements for Workplace Occupational Health and Safety Committees Effective March 1, 2024

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Public Advisory: New Requirements for Workplace Occupational Health and Safety Committees Effective March 1, 2024.
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WorkplaceNL increases average assessment rate in response to rising claims costs

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St. John’s, NL – Effective January 1, 2024, the average assessment rate paid by employers will increase by 2.4 per cent to $1.73 per $100 of assessable earnings – which includes a temporary $0.21 discount.
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WorkplaceNL Transitioning to New Financial System and Supplier Portal

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WorkplaceNL is transitioning to a new Oracle Cloud Financials solution and a new online Supplier Portal. On Friday, October 27 at noon, all payment and invoicing options for vendors and health care providers will be moving from connect to our new Oracle Supplier Portal. All other conn
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WorkplaceNL announces 2023 Safety Leadership Award winners

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St. John’s, NL – WorkplaceNL announced the recipients of its 2023 Safety Leadership Awards today at the WorkplaceNL Health and Safety Learning Symposium, held at the St. John’s Convention Centre.
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October 23, 2023

October 23, 2023 Proposed amendment in N.L. aims to fund bereavement counselling for families affected by workplace fatalities – ohscanada.com
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WorkplaceNL encourages workplaces to celebrate Move Well – Work Well Week from September 17-23, 2023

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St. John’s, NL – Over the past five years, musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs), or soft-tissue injuries, accounted for 69 per cent of WorkplaceNL lost-time injury claims and $109 million in annual claim costs.
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