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JHSC 3-day
Training
November 04-06
Bathurst
(E), Edmundston (F),
Fredericton (E), Moncton (F),
Saint John
(E)
November 18-20
Moncton
(E), Shippagan (F)
E indicates workshops
given in English
F
indicates workshops given in French
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call
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| Did you know |
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Compared
to its Atlantic
counterparts, New Brunswick
offers the
highest net pre-
accident earnings at 85% (2007). WorkSafeNB
provides the highest overall benefits for those who need them the
most – the more severely injured
workers.
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| Stakeholder
Profile |
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Foyer régional
Ste-Élizabeth – Read how they went from having one of the
highest records in accident frequency in their industry to one of
the
lowest.
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WorkSafeNB–it’s
shorter, easier to remember but, more importantly, it plainly
states who we are and what we stand for.
“The
name was changed to better reflect our focus on injury
prevention,” said Doug Stanley, president & CEO. “We hope it
will draw the attention of New Brunswick’s workers and employers
to the need to work safely, and to encourage a safe and timely
return to work for injured workers,” Stanley
said.
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| CSA Standards now available
to view before
purchase
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On
October 1, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) launched
a pilot program that will provide users with broader and
easier access to the occupational health and safety
standards referenced in Canadian legislation.
The
two-year pilot program provides view access to the CSA’s
standards referenced in the occupational health and safety
legislation of all Canadian jurisdictions. This represents
about 259 CSA standards in Canada, and 40 in New
Brunswick.
Users
can now see the standards before buying them. The standards
will be in a read-only PDF format, and users will not be
able to cut, paste, print or download the
standards.
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| WorkSafeNB responds to
Independent Review Panel's injury reduction
recommendations
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Strengthening
the System is the name of the report that highlights
the findings of an Independent
Review Panel charged with reviewing New Brunswick’s
health, safety and compensation system. And
strengthening the system is exactly what WorkSafeNB is
committed to, especially when it comes to injury
prevention, says Dave Greason, vice-president of
WorkSafe Services.
In
the report, the panel says it believes “all workplace
injuries are preventable. Aside from the human costs,
injuries result in costs that could be spent on
improving benefits and making New Brunswick more
competitive.”
“We
couldn’t agree more,” Greason said. “Our Injuries
are No Accident campaign is based on that fact
— that all workplace injuries are preventable. We
believe our new name, WorkSafeNB also reinforces this
message.”
The
panel further states that — “prevention
is of paramount importance and is a key factor in cost
savings for the New Brunswick WHSCC [WorkSafeNB],” and
that the objective of their recommendations is to make
NB the model for injury prevention.
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On September 15, 2008, E & J Dugay
Roofing 
pleaded guilty to a
charge under the OHS Act for failing to provide
fall-arrest systems for its employees. They were fined
$2,000.
The charge was laid as a result of an accident
in May 2007, when a worker fell 22 feet and suffered a
collapsed
lung.
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Q: Is it
mandatory in New Brunswick to have someone on staff at all
times who knows first
aid/CPR?
John
Smith*
Nackawic,
NB
*Name has been changed for
privacy purposes.
A: Yes. The First
Aid regulation 2004-130 section 7(1) states that an employer
shall designate one or more employees to act as first aid
providers and maintain a record of the names of each
employee who is designated as a first aid provider. Section
7(2) states that the names of the providers shall be posted
in a conspicuous place. Section 7(4)(a) states that an
employee who is designated as a first aid provider does
not perform work of a nature likely to affect the employee's
ability to administer first aid — so they must be available
to offer first aid.
Click here to
view the First Aid
regulation.
If
you have a question for Ask us! please forward to beverly.stears@ws-ts.nb.ca.
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Date of
Accident: |
September
10,
2008 |
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Injury
Type: |
Fractured
toe |
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Hospitalized:
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No |
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Industry:
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Refinery
/ Lab
technician |
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Location: |
Southwest |
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Notes: :
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Worker
was repairing a vacuum distillation unit; while
rotating the unit, he struck a pump, knocking it onto
the floor and his
foot. |
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