Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Nova Scotia is investing $1.86 million to support the purchase of safety equipment and education opportunities for home support workers, the provincial government announced on July 18, 2019.
Blog Post #1065 – Job Fatalities on the Rise in Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Job fatalities in Nova Scotia in 2018, according to statistics that WCB Nova Scotia and the Department of Labour and Advanced Education released on April 17, 2019.
Blog Post #1034 – Mixed Report on Return to Work in Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Nova Scotians are getting injured are getting injured at work less often, but they are taking longer to return to work when they do get injured. This is the key finding of the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia’s Report to the Community released on February 25, 2019.
Blog Post #1010 – Nova Scotia Panel Gives Recommendations
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Increasing Staff to address manpower shortages and enhancing access to health professionals were among the five recommendations and 22 action items that the minister’s expert advisory panel on long-term care delivered on January 15, 2019 to improve the quality of long-term care in Nova Scotia over the next two years.