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JHSC 3-day
Training
October 27-29,
2009
Florenceville
(E), Moncton (E), Tracadie (F)
November 3-5,
2009
Moncton
(E), Saint John
(E)
November 17-19,
2009
Edmundston
(F),
Fredericton (E), Miramichi (E), Moncton
(E)
November 24-26,
2009
Caraquet
(F)
December 1-3,
2009
Fredericton
(E), Saint John (E), Woodstock (E)
E
indicates workshops given in English F
indicates workshops given in French
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here
or
call 1 800 222-9775 for more
information.
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Did you know ? |
The
CSA is in its final year of a two-year funded pilot project that
allows users to access and view online CSA’s occupational health
and safety (OHS) standards referenced in Canadian jurisdictions.
For more information, click here.
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Interesting Link
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The
flu season is just around the corner (in Canada, the
flu season is at its height from November to April*),
so now is the time to plan for a pandemic. The
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
(CCOHS) is offering a free online Pandemic Awareness
course, which describes
what a pandemic is, how an influenza virus spreads,
and the impact a pandemic may have on workplaces, our
communities and us. Click here for more
information.
*Health
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WorkSafeNB launches Workplace
Safety
Calculator
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Safety
saves – it saves lives and limbs, and it also saves money. And
when safety is ignored it costs – a lot. To show employers just
how much a workplace injury could cost them, we’ve introduced the
Workplace Safety Calculator. This tool helps employers
calculate the non-insured costs of a workplace injury – costs such
as finding and training replacement workers, purchasing new
equipment, and loss of productivity. Read more
Sessions
presented by young injured worker and AECL vice-president
highlight WorkSafeNB's 2009 Annual Health & Safety
Conference
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There
is never an excuse for compromising workplace safety.
That
was the message two safety advocates with two very different
stories delivered to more than 500 participants at
WorkSafeNB’s 29th Annual Health and Safety
Conference in Saint John recently. Read more
WorkSafeNB
recognizes Foyer Ste. Elizabeth and Irving Personal
Care for exemplary efforts in improving workplace
safety |
WorkSafeNB
recognized two New Brunswick companies for improving
workplace safety at the Company Recognition Awards
Breakfast September 30, during its 29th
Annual Health and Safety Conference. Continue
NBFISA
hosts safety
contest
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(Story
submitted by NBFISA)
The
New Brunswick Forest Industries Safety
Association’s (NBFISA) annual awareness campaign
began in 2007 with the idea of creating
sawmill-specific safety posters. The idea
transformed into reality and the original
campaign featured two actual workplace accident
survivors championing four key safety messages
on separate posters. The response was
overwhelmingly positive and feedback proved that
workers identified with the no glitz, personal
approach. Continue
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Q:
Are
there regulations for inside temperatures for an
office workplace? If it is too cold, what is the
employer’s responsibility for correcting the
issue?
Joe
Smith*
ABC
Company Limited* Woodstock, NB
*Name
has been changed for privacy
purposes.
A: General
Regulation 91-191 of the Occupational Health
and Safety Act states the
following:
Temperature
21(1)
Subject to subsection (2), an employer shall
ensure that the temperature of an area where an
employee works in an enclosed place of
employment is maintained as follows:
(a)
where light work is performed while sitting,
such as any mental work, precision work, reading
or writing, the minimum temperature required is
20ºC; (b) where light physical work is
performed while sitting, such as electric
machine sewing or work with small machine tools,
the minimum temperature required is 18ºC; (c)
where light or moderate physical work is
performed while standing, such as machine tool
work, assembly work or trimming, the minimum
temperature required is 16ºC; and (d) where
heavy physical work is performed while standing,
such as drilling or manual work with heavy
tools, the minimum temperature required is
12ºC.
21(2) Where it is
impractical to heat an area where an employee
works to the temperature required by subsection
(1), an employer shall provide a suitable place
where the employee may go to get
warmed.
If
the employer does not comply with the above, a
complaint may be filed with
WorkSafeNB.
If you
have a question for Ask us! please forward to
editor@ws-ts.nb.ca.
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Date of
Accident: |
September
11,
2009 |
Injury
Type: |
Mild
concussion |
Hospitalized:
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No |
Industry:
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Automotive
repair /
Mechanic |
Location: |
Southwest |
Notes: :
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Worker
bumped his head on the undercarriage of a truck
trailer while working in a bay
pit. |
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