Publications

COVID-19 Operational Plan for Workplaces – template (PDF format)
Type: Templates
Date: May 8, 2020
Français: Plan opérationnel des lieux de travail pour la COVID-19 – modèle (En format PDF)
Availability: Online only
Description:

To ensure workplaces have documented their risk assessment and risk mitigation measures consistent with Public Health guidance and the Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations, all employers must develop a written COVID-19 Operational Plan.

COVID-19 prevention tool for workplaces
Type: Other
Date: March 30, 2020
Français: Outil de prévention de la COVID-19 pour les lieux de travail
Availability: Online only
Description:

Workplace measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

E-News - March / April 2020 - Special COVID-19 edition
Type: E-News
Date: March 27, 2020
Availability: Online only

COVID-19 and the right to refuse video
Type: Other
Date: March 27, 2020
Availability: Online only
Description:

These are unprecedented times. Health and safety is a priority for you, your supervisor and employer and us at WorkSafeNB. As we cope with COVID-19, more people are interested in learning about the process to refuse unsafe work.

Frequently Asked Questions - COVID-19
Type: Other
Date: March 26, 2020 Last Revised: March 26, 2020
Français: Questions fréquemment posées – COVID-19
Availability: Online only
Description:

March, 2020 – The COVID-19 outbreak, which began last December, has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The respiratory illness, which is caused by a never-before-seen coronavirus, has spread across the world.
 
WorkSafeNB is committed to keeping New Brunswickers safe at work. Here are some of the questions you've had for us since the province declared a state of emergency on March 19, 2020.

Due to the volatility of the COVID-19 situation and constantly evolving evidence, the responses provided may need to be updated as new information becomes available. 

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.