Day of Mourning
remembers workers killed and injured on the job
In
2011, more than 10,500 New Brunswick workers were hurt on the
job, four of them fatally. Another five died from previous
years’ injuries or disease.
So far in 2012, one worker
has been killed on the job.
“On Saturday, April 28,
won’t you join us and reflect on those workers who have
suffered injury or death while simply trying to earn a
living,” said Sharon Tucker, chairperson for WorkSafeNB. “Let
us pay tribute to those workers and re-evaluate and renew our
personal commitments to safety at work, at home and in our
communities. On April 28, let us stand together and pledge to
learn from these tragedies and work harder so that they never
happen again.” More
WorkSafeNB promotes
NAOSH Week
WorkSafeNB
encourages all New Brunswick employees and employers to focus,
reinforce and strengthen their commitment to workplace health
and safety during North American Occupational Safety and
Health (NAOSH) Week, May 6-12.
The week has enjoyed
exponential growth since its inception in the early 90s, when
activities were mostly limited to the province’s larger urban
centres. This year’s theme is: Safety & Health: A
Commitment for Life! Making it Work. More
Every day is a Day of
Mourning
To
his employer, Omer Allain was a hard worker and a “joy to have
around.”
To his co-workers, he was a mentor and the
“go to” guy.
And to the townspeople of Bouctouche, he
was a hockey hero.
But to Martine, Julie and Josée
Allain, he was just Dad. And not just any Dad. "As a father,
he was the best,” Martine Allain said. More
Oromocto businessman
proves disabilities aren't inabilities
Sharpening
knives was not the career Greg Legere had originally planned.
If you had asked the Oromocto businessman that question 33
years ago, his answer would have been short.
“An oil
burner mechanic.”
But today, those old aspirations are
a distant memory. Seated in a wheelchair behind the cash
register at the Knife & Key Corner, a business he’s owned
and operated for 30 years, a 54-year-old Legere sometimes
drifts back to his younger days. More
WorkSafeNB’s 2011
Annual Report highlights positive results
One
of the lowest injury frequency rates in the country, reduced
claim durations, and a funding status of 116.9% are some of
the highlights featured in WorkSafeNB’s 2011 Annual
Report, released recently. More
In
the Courts
Wal-Mart
pleaded guilty March 20 to three offences under subsection
47(1) of the OHS Act, after an accident on January 5,
2011 resulted in the death of 17-year-old Patrick Desjardins.
Denis Morin, a supervisor at Wal-Mart,
pleaded guilty to two offences, also under subsection
47(1).
Desjardins was electrocuted while using a floor
polisher on a wet garage floor at the Wal-Mart auto repair
shop in Grand Falls. All the charges related to failure to
inspect, maintain and ensure proper use of the polisher and a
faulty extension cord, and for allowing an employee to use the
faulty equipment.
Wal-Mart was fined $100,000, plus a
$20,000 victim services surcharge, and Morin was fined $880,
plus a victim services surcharge of $176, for a total of
$1,056.
Ask
Us
Q:
How high can I erect a scaffold before
I need to have it approved by a licensed engineer, and how
high before having to get an engineer to design the
scaffolding?
John Black* ABC Company Limited* Woodstock*, N.B.
*Names have been changed
for privacy purposes A: Although
only a reference in WorkSafeNB’s Basic Scaffold Safety
video, 75 feet is the recommended limit for scaffolds built by
a competent person in New Brunswick without the consultation
of a professional engineer.
More
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DID YOU KNOW
?
According
to the CCOHS, there were 1,014 workplace deaths recorded
in Canada in 2010 - an increase from 939 the previous
year. This represents more than 2.78 deaths every single
day. While these numbers are unacceptable, New Brunswick
workers and employers are working hard to eliminate
these injuries. In 2011, the province achieved the
second lowest accident frequency rate in Canada.
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WORKSHOPS
May 1-3,
2012 Dieppe (E)*, Miramichi (E)*,
Saint John (E)
May 8-10,
2012 Fredericton (E)*, Dieppe (E)*,
Saint-Basile (F)
May 15-17,
2012 Dieppe (E), Saint John
(E)
May
22-24, 2012 Woodstock
(E)
May
29-31, 2012 Sussex (E)
June 5-7,
2012 Dieppe (E)
June 12-14,
2012 Saint John (E), Fredericton
(E)*, Dieppe (F), Bathurst (E)
June 19-21,
2012 Saint John
(E)
June
26-28, 2012 Dieppe (E), Grand Falls
(E)
TRENCHING
WORKSHOPS
May 17,
2012 Caraquet
(F)
LOCKOUT
WORKSHOPS
August 29,
2012 Miramichi
(E)
December 5,
2012 Campbellton
(F)
View or register for
upcoming workshops
E indicates workshops given in
English F indicates workshops given in French *
indicates workshop is currently
full
EVENTS
April
24, 2012 The Power to
Change, Workplace Wellness
Conference Fredericton,
N.B.
April
28, 2012 National Day of
Mourning
May 1-2,
2012 Partners in
Prevention 2012 Mississauga,
Ont.
May
6-12, 2012 NAOSH
Week
May
27-June 2, 2012 Disability
Awareness Week
June 14,
2012 Progressive
Agriculture Safety DayTM Grand Falls,
N.B.
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