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 #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.
Blog Post #982 – Improved Access to Benefits in Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Frontline and emergency-response workers and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will have easier access to workers’ compensation benefits starting from October 26, 2018, as changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act introduced last year no longer requires these workers to prove that their PTSD diagnosis is work-related.
Blog Post #980 – Apprenticeship System Enhanced in Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency has additional tools and authority to enforce certification requirements in the compulsory certified trades after amendments the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualification Act have been proclaimed on October 18, 2018.