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WorkSafeNB launches
youth video
 WorkSafeNB
is pleased to announce the launch of a new youth video,
Jonathan Plante’s Story.
In 2007, Jonathan was
working at a construction site in his native Quebec when he
fell three storeys and fractured his spine, leaving him
wheelchair-bound. The DVD chronicles the events leading up to
his injury, and documents the triumphs and challenges he faced
in the aftermath.  More
To
view Jonathan Plante’s Story, click here.
Pilot program provides
injured workers with new shoulders to lean on
 When
a 2005 injury review showed that clients with soft tissue
shoulder injuries were taking longer than other diagnostic
groups to get back to work, WorkSafeNB took a closer look.
Pam Wasson, the rehabilitation program analyst for
physiotherapy with the Program Development and Evaluation
Department, was tasked with studying how these claims were
managed and resolved. More
In
the Courts
 Blanchard
Ready Mix Ltd. pleaded guilty March 3 to an offence under
paragraph 9(1)(c) of the OHS Act for a serious
accident that occurred at its quarry in Belledune. On November
4, 2010, a trucking company's employee was delivering cement
powder to the quarry. As he was standing on the steps of his
truck's cab, putting on his safety footwear, an unattended
off-road dump truck on a ramp near the crusher started to
roll. Due to loud noises in the quarry, no one was able to
warn the truck driver that the dump truck was rolling towards
him. The dump truck struck the driver's truck, crushing him in
between. Blanchard Ready Mix Ltd. was charged with failing to
ensure an employee (the driver of the unattended off-road dump
truck) complied with the requirements for powered mobile
equipment operators when leaving that equipment unattended.
The Blanchard employee failed to park the truck on level
ground and remove the key. Blanchard was fined
$25,000.
Ask
Us
Q:
Where is an appropriate location to
store our WHMIS / MSDS information binders? I always
understood that fire regulations require the binders to be
stored close to the main entrance of a building so that
firefighters have quick access to them.
John Doe*
ABC Company Limited*
Fredericton*, NB
*Name has been changed for
privacy purposes A: Regulation 88-221 (WHMIS Regulation)
section 15 discusses availability of Material Safety Data
Sheets:
Availability of Material Safety Data
Sheets
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DID YOU KNOW
?
If you are an occupational
health and safety professional with three or more years
of experience, you may be eligible for Canadian
Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation,
awarded by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety
Professionals (BCRSP). Click here to
check the BCRSP website for eligibility and application
forms.
NEW
PUBLICATIONS
Video
Jonathan Plante’s
Story
Hazard Alert
Tire
Explosion Causes Life Threatening
Injuries
Hazard Alert
Don't
Exceed a Hoist's Safe Working Load
Book
Developing
a Code of Practice for Client
Handling
JHSC
WORKSHOPS
April 3-5,
2012
Saint John
(E)*
April 10-12,
2012
Caraquet (F), Grand Falls
(F)
April
17-19, 2012
Fredericton (E)*, Saint John
(E)
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)
A JHSC
workshop (French) will be available in Fredericton
spread over three Fridays in April, rather than three
consecutive days. This workshop will be held on the
following Fridays: April 13, April 20, and April
27.
DEVELOPING A
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MANUAL HANDLING
April 17,
2012
Bathurst (E) (F), Saint John
(E), Moncton (E)
April 19,
2012
Grand Falls (E) (F), Moncton
(F)
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
March
31-April 1, 2012
CRSP Preparation
Course
Halifax,
N.S.
April
28, 2012
National Day of
Mourning
May 1-2,
2012
Partners in
Prevention 2012
Mississauga,
Ont.
May
6-12, 2012
NAOSH
Week
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