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JHSC 3-day
Training
May
25-27, 2010
Bathurst
(E), Moncton* (E)
June
1-3, 2010
Fredericton
(E)*, Moncton (F)*,
Saint John (E)*
June
8-10, 2010
Campbellton
(F),
Moncton (E)*,
Saint John (E)
June
22-24, 2010
Grand
Falls (F)*,
Moncton (E)*
July
6-8, 2010
Saint
John (E), Shippagan (F)
July
13-15, 2010
Saint
John
(E),
E indicates workshops
given in English
F
indicates workshops given in French
*
indicates workshop is currently full
Click here or call
1 800 222-9775 for more
information.
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Did you
know ? |
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CSA Standards recently released a new
standard for confined spaces. CSA Z1006-Management of
Work in Confined Spaces specifies requirements and
guidelines for managing work in confined spaces and
co-ordinating rescues. Click here to read
more.
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| Events |
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May
is...
National Physiotherapy
Month
Cystic Fibrosis Month
Huntington’s Disease
Month
May
18-24,
2010
National Road Safety Week (Canada Safety
Council)
May
22-27,
2010
AIHce2010 Conference & Expo: New Frontiers
in Science and Practice
Denver,
Col.
May
28-29, 2010
Worker Health in a Changing World of Work:
Canadian Association for Research on Work and Health (CARWH)
2010 Conference
Toronto,
Ont.
June
4, 2010
WorkSafeBC 6th Annual Health Care Professional
Conference
Vancouver, B.C.
June
6-9, 2010
20th World
Conference on Disaster Management
Toronto,
Ont.
June
8-10, 2010
Industrial Hygiene: Strategy to
Sampling
St. John’s,
NL.
June
12-13, 2010
Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE)
- Consulting Skills
Vancouver,
B.C.
June
13-15, 2010
Safety 2010: American Society of Safety
Engineers Professional Development Conference &
Exhibition
Baltimore,
Md.
June
14-15, 2010
CSSE - Leadership Development for OHSE
Professionals
Edmonton,
Alta.
To have your health and safety event posted in
this newsletter, please email editor@ws-ts.nb.ca.
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| Disability
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capability
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 Twenty-three years ago New
Brunswick promoted its first Disability Awareness Week (DAW) to
provide New Brunswickers with a better
understanding of the challenges and obstacles the disabled face,
and to celebrate their progress and
victories.
This
year’s DAW slogan, “YES WE CAN!,” embodies what persons with
disabilities have been living for generations. Provided with an
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campaign reminds us that little things can cause big
injuries
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 WorkSafeNB launched its new
social marketing campaign April 26, with the message that
little things matter. The new campaign reminds us that small
things can make a big difference and that, when it comes to
workplace safety, details matter: details such as the safety
policy that was never completed, the safe work practice that
was never implemented. more
| Students
strut their stuff in provincial trades
competition |
 High school students from across the
province put their skills to the test during the second
annual Trades Recognition and Skills Canada NB Provincial
Competition on April 24.
More
than 75 students gathered at Oromocto High School and
Fredericton High School to participate in trades and
technology competitions, in categories ranging from welding
and carpentry to video production, fashion technology and
workplace safety. Twenty-one
English high schools and eight francophone high schools
participated in the
competition.
Seven
students competed in the workplace safety competition. Kyle
Kennedy of Harrison Trimble High School won the gold medal
and will represent New Brunswick at the Canadian competition
in May in Waterloo, Ontario. Emma Jost from Oromocto High
School won the silver medal and Tyler Mullin from Bathurst
High School won the bronze. more |
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Q:
I
understand that first
aid certificates are valid for three years, but I just received
notification from a first aid training supplier that WorkSafeNB
requires a yearly six-hour practice session. Is this a legitimate
claim or a way to charge employees additional training
fees?
John
Smith*
ABC
Company Limited*
Moncton, NB
*Name
has been changed for privacy purposes.
A: Under the Occupational Health and Safety
Act's First Aid Regulation, first aid providers
must complete the Workplace Standard First Aid Course, and
completion of this course results in the First Aid Workplace
Certificate. While it is true that this certificate is valid for
three years, first aid providers must also have six hours of
practice each year during which they hold a valid certificate and
have been designated as first providers for their workplace. Many
first aid providers do not receive this practice at their place of
employment, and so agencies such as St. John Ambulance and the
Canadian Red Cross offer yearly practice sessions. If practice is
given at the place of employment, it must be well-documented: who
provided the instruction or, if actual experience, name of injured
employee and what treatment was given, date, etc. Click here for WorkSafeNB’s interpretation on
how to meet the requirements of the six-hour refresher.
If you
have a question for Ask Us! please forward to
editor@ws-ts.nb.ca.
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Date of
Accident: |
April
22,
2010 |
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Injury
Type: |
Fatality |
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Hospitalized:
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n/a |
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Industry:
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Garbage
collection / Truck
driver |
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Location: |
Northeast |
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Notes:
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Worker
had left his truck to cross to the other side of the street
to collect some garbage when he was hit by a
car.
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Date of
Accident: |
April
12,
2010 |
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Injury
Type: |
Burns
to face and
throat |
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Hospitalized:
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Yes |
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Industry:
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Restaurant
/
Cook |
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Location: |
Northeast |
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Notes:
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Worker
was lighting the propane oven pilot light when an explosion
occurred.
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