WorkSafeNB is saddened to report that a heavy equipment operator died Wednesday, September 23, after an incident at the Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc. site in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick.
WorkSafeNB announces a strategy today aimed at making New Brunswick’s waste collection industry safer.
WorkSafeNB is urging motorists to slow down in road construction zones in light of a recent Saskatchewan court case.
As temperatures soar to the high 30s C across New Brunswick this week, WorkSafeNB is reminding workers to remain cool and hydrated.
WorkSafeNB is saddened to report that, as a result of injuries sustained from a fall from a mobile rolling scaffold on August 7, a worker died August 11.
WorkSafeNB is investigating a workplace fatality that occurred in Drummond, N.B., on Friday, July 10. At about 2 p.m. a tar truck fell approximately 10 metres (34 feet) into a gravel pit, crushing the truck operator. The worker died from the injuries.
June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and WorkSafeNB encourages all workers to protect their heads.
Grand Bay-Westfield – In recognition of Disability Awareness Week (DAW), WorkSafeNB will host a Walk and Roll Challenge at its rehabilitation centre, 3700 Westfield Rd., in Grand Bay-Westfield at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, June 5 (rain date: June 8).
WorkSafeNB and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) are pleased to announce the launch of the online, plain-language Guide to New Brunswick’s OHS Legislation.