Publications

Right to Refuse Unsafe Work
Type: Pamphlets
Date: March 17, 2020
Français: Le droit de refuser un travail dangereux
Availability: Available in print
Description:

Section 19 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act states: "An employee may refuse to do any act where he has reasonable grounds for believing that the act is likely to endanger his health or safety or the health or safety of any other employee."

Respiratory viruses and the workplace
Type: Pamphlets
Date: March 11, 2020
Français: Les virus respiratoires et le lieu de travail
Availability: Online only
Description:

This gives employers, supervisors and workers information about minimizing risk from respiratory viruses in the workplace.

Silos on Farms Create Dangerous Situations | PDF Version
Type: Hazard Alerts
Date: March 3, 2020
Français: Les silos sur les fermes créent des situations dangereuses | Version PDF
Availability: Online only
Description:

A New Brunswick farmworker died of his injuries after entering a corn silo. WorkSafeNB’s investigation revealed that when the employee entered the silo through a manhole access door his leg got entangled in a moving auger.

Guide for Developing a Code of Practice for Hand-Arm Vibration
Type: Guidelines
Date: February 27, 2020
Français: Guide d’élaboration d’un code de directives pratiques pour les vibrations transmises aux mains et aux bras
Availability: Online only
Description:

This guide will help you meet the requirements of Section 33.2 of General Regulation 91-191 under the OHS Act.

Prevent Infection with Hand Sanitizer
Type: Posters
Date: February 20, 2020
Français: La prévention de l’infection à l’aide de désinfectant
Availability: Available in print
Description:

The volume required to be effective varies from product to product. Apply enough product to keep hands moist for 15 seconds.

Prevent Infection with Hand Washing
Type: Posters
Date: February 20, 2020
Français: La prévention de l’infection à l’aide de l’eau et du savon
Availability: Available in print
Description:

Minimum wash time: 15-20 seconds.

E-News January-February 2020
Type: E-News
Date: January 15, 2020
Français: Cybernouvelles – Janvier / février 2020
Availability: Online only

2019 Q3 Financial Report
Type: Corporate Reports
Date: November 14, 2019
Français: 2019 – Rendre compte - Résultats du troisième trimestre
Availability: Online only
Description:

Cost stabilization and strong market returns have aided our steady climb back to full funding, which had reached 99.3% by Sept. 30 (up from 94.7% at the end of Q2).  

Blind Spots on Dump Trucks Create Dangerous Situations | PDF Version
Type: Hazard Alerts
Date: November 6, 2019
Français: Les angles morts sur les camions à bascule causent des situations dangereuses | Version PDF
Availability: Online only
Description:

In October 2017 an employee was killed when the operator of a dump truck failed to see him in front of his vehicle while driving. WorkSafeNB reminds operators, contractors, employers and employees of the hazards created by blind spots in heavy equipment.

2019 Q2 Financial Report
Type: Corporate Reports
Date: October 15, 2019
Français: 2019 – Rendre compte - Résultats du deuxième trimestre
Availability: Online only
Description:

Legislative amendments that passed in December 2018 have had an immediate and significant positive impact on WorkSafeNB’s operating environment.  The amendments were designed to protect benefits for injured workers while offering financial stability for the province’s employers.