WorkSafeNB oversees the implementation and application of New Brunswick's Occupational Health and Safety Act; Workers' Compensation Act; Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission and Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal Act; and, the Firefighters' Compensation Act.
At times, these acts can be vague or difficult to understand. We’ve developed interpretations to clarify various sections and regulations of the above acts.
Questions: compliance.conformite@ws-ts.nb.ca
Statute: General Regulation 91-191
Section: 244
Date: May 1, 2013
Statute: General Regulation 91-191
Section: 5(7)
Date: August 17, 2018
Statute: General Regulation 91-191
Section: 24(4)
Date: December 11, 1998
Statute: Occupational Health and Safety Act
Section: Definition of Supervisor
Date: September 3, 2020
Statute: First Aid Regulation
Section: 8(2)
Date: December 10, 2018
Statute: Occupational Health and Safety Act
Section: subsection, paragraph: 9(2)(b), 13, 42, 43(4)
Date: January 10, 2006
Statute: General Regulation 91-191
Section: 167(3)(b)
Date: September 8, 1997
Statute: Underground Mining Regulation
Section: 2
Date: January 17, 2001
Statute: General Regulation 91-191
Section: 219(1), 223(1), 223(2), 242(3) and 242(5)
Date: September 1, 2016
Statute: Occupational Health and Safety Act
Section: A 50(3), G 55, 158, 171, 179 & 286
Date: January 11, 2005
