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JHSC 3-day
Training
July
7-9, 2009
Fredericton
(E), Saint John (E), Shippagan (F)
July
21-23, 2009
Woodstock
(E)
August 11-13,
2009
Saint
John (E)
August 25-27, 2009
Miramichi
(E), Saint-Léonard (F)
E indicates workshops given
in English
F
indicates workshops given in French
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information.
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The
fines for speeding in construction and school zones have doubled.
Slow down! If you’re caught speeding in these zones you could face
a minimum fine of $280.
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Stakeholder Profile
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Shirley
Goguen is back to work and can’t say enough about her
treatment at the WRC. Click here to read her
story.
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Avoid disappointment and
get into the workshops you want
to – register today for
WorkSafeNB’s Annual Health and safety Conference, September
27-29 in Saint John. Click here to register.
WorkSafeNB is excited to
host Nick Perry as this year’s plenary speaker. Nick has become a
passionate advocate for safety training since breaking his back in
a forklift accident at the age of 19. He is featured in the
graphic video, Lost Youth, encouraging parents, employers, workers
and communities to make sure young people know how to be safe on
the job. Following the conference, from September 18-25, Nick will
tour New Brunswick, sharing his story and the importance of safety
training. For more information on Nick’s tour dates, contact
Perley Brewer at 1 800 222-9775, or email at perley.brewer@ws-ts.nb.ca:
| NBCC/CCNB and WorkSafeNB
partner to deliver health and safety training to thousands
of
students
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A
new partnership between WorkSafeNB and the New Brunswick
Community College network is to ensure that every one of the
NBCC and CCNB’s students develop occupational health and
safety as an essential skill, necessary to graduate from any
one of its programs.
The
two organizations began collaborating in 2007 to develop a
curriculum that will include a minimum of 14 hours of health
and safety education, to be delivered beginning September
2009.
Nadine
Edwards, a learning design consultant with NBCC, said the
initiative was prompted by feedback from both employers and
past graduates.
“We
worked with WorkSafeNB in the past, but were not aware of
all the services they provided. Before, we thought the role
of health and safety education belonged more with industry.
We’ve since realized we all share responsibility for
ensuring students enter the workforce properly trained, and
are committed to making occupational health a safety a
priority in all our programs. We want to ensure that every
one of our students starting a new job know their rights,
risks and responsibilities when it comes to workplace
safety.
“While
health and safety was emphasized in programs where hazards
were obvious, such as those where chemicals or machinery are
used, we didn’t thoroughly understand the importance of
health and safety training in non-traditional areas,” she
said. “Injuries can just as likely occur in an office
setting, where eye strain, repetitive strain injuries
(RSIs), and musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) are a real
concern. The same number of challenges and risks exist
across any profession, and although the hazards are of
different types and degrees, the outcome is still the same.”
Click
here to
continue.
| WorkSafeNB
to host 3rd Annual
Progressive Agriculture Safety Days
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WorkSafeNB,
specifically the northwest region, is proud to host
Progressive Agriculture Safety Days™ for the third
year.
The
agriculture industry is high risk – especially to
youth and new workers. The Canadian Agriculture Injury
Surveillance Program has found that machinery
entanglement alone accounts for 18.5% of all injuries
that require hospitalization.
“It
is our hope that through fun and educational days such
as these, those risks will decrease and one day be a
thing of the past,” said Angela Acott-Smith, assistant
regional director, of WorkSafeNB’s northwest region.
“By
teaching children at a young age the importance of
safety we trust they will continue the practices into
their adult lives. We need to change the way people
think. We have to create a culture that will no longer
accept workplace accidents as inevitable, but rather
unacceptable!”
Progressive
Agriculture Safety Day, originally founded by the
Progressive Farmer Foundation in the U.S. in 1995,
provides training and resources to local communities.
The fun, hands-on approach helps children learn about
the hazards
and potentially deadly outcomes of unsafe behaviour on
the farm, in their communities, and at home. Click
here to
continue.
Q: I
am a building contractor, installing roof
trusses. What
is the best method of fall protection for my
workers?
John
Smith*
Moncton,
NB
*Name
has been changed for privacy
purposes.
A: Since
fall protection and safety measures are specific
to your jobsite and building, only someone
qualified to design, install, and use fall
protection systems and who is authorized to have
any problems corrected should determine the
appropriate method of fall protection for your
workers.
Serious injuries and
deaths have occurred when workers used a single
truss as an anchorage point for their fall
arrest system. Trusses are not designed to
resist lateral impact loads; a falling worker
attached to a single truss could cause all the
trusses on the structure to collapse in a domino
effect.
One
option is using a scaffolding system equipped
with a guardrail as a fall protection system.
Please see (Section 131 to 140 of General
Regulation 91-191). Another option is to
completely sheath, restrain and brace a group of
trusses, and using a roof anchor and fall arrest
system. You can also pre-assemble a section of
trusses–sheath, restrain and brace a group of
trusses on the ground–and use this pre-assembled
section as a tie-off point once it has been set
in place.
Click
here to see a poster on
fall protection and trusses.
(Source:
Structural Buildings and Components Association
and Truss Plate
Institute)
For
more information on fall protection, call
WorkSafeNB’s Chief Compliance Office at 1 800
222-9775.
Related
links:
Hazard
Alert: Employees Working from Heights
Need Fall Protection
Poster:
Choose Fall Protection for the
Job
Interpretation:
Free fall of more than 1.2
metres
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| Subscription
contest winner
announced |
Congratulations
to our subscription contest winner, John Watson,
a planer supervisor with J.D. Irving in
Doaktown. John has won a free registration to
our 2009 Health and Safety Conference and a
WorkSafeNB sling bag.
Thanks
to all new and current subscribers for entering.
And please remember, if you have an idea for a
story or a question for Ask Us, contact editor@ws-ts.nb.ca,
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Date of
Accident: |
May
20,
2009 |
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Injury
Type: |
Nail
in
thigh |
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Hospitalized:
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No |
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Industry:
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Electrical
contractor / Pallet
maker |
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Location: |
Southeast |
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Notes: :
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Worker
was using a nail gun to build pallets. His finger was
on the trigger of the nail gun, and when he reached
for a board that had fallen, the trigger released,
shooting a nail into his
thigh. |
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