- 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.
Continue reading → - WorkSafeNB recognizes 2018 Safety Stars October 10, 2018
WorkSafeNB announced the recipients of its 2018 Safety Star Awards at its annual Health and Safety Conference in Fredericton. Its Health and Safety Educator Awards recognize teachers or school administrators who put safety first in and out of the classroom.
Continue reading → - Powerful new campaign reminds Atlantic Canadians of the importance of workplace safety October 9, 2018
A mom struggles to hear her daughter practice piano, as her hearing declines resulting from a workplace injury. A family’s summer fun is cut short by a soft-tissue injury in the home-care sector. And a father isn’t coming home for dinner, as his family copes with the aftermath of a workplace fatality.
Continue reading → - WorkSafeNB enters partnerships with NBCC and CCNB October 5, 2018
WorkSafeNB and New Brunswick’s community colleges have signed memorandums of understanding to enhance health and safety education for the province’s future workforce.
Continue reading → - Saskatchewan Workers` Compensation Board of Directors announce CEO’s Retirement September 27, 2018
The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board of Directors announces the retirement of CEO, Peter Federko. It is with a mix of sincere gratitude and sadness that they share Peter’s retirement effective May 31, 2019.
Continue reading → - WSIB Ontario Recognized with International Association of Industrial Accident Boards & Commissions Innovation Award August 14, 2018
WSIB Ontario is the winner of the international 2018 IAIABC Innovation Award for their Health and Safety Index, a new tool used to measure the overall safety and health of Ontario’s workplaces.
Continue reading → - Stuart MacLean named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs June 26, 2018
Stuart MacLean, CEO of WCB Nova Scotia and Chair of AWCBC, has been honoured alongside the Atlantic region’s brightest and boldest leaders as one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs by Atlantic Business magazine.
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