Safety Matters

Unique jobs call for specialized training and safety precautions

With over forty per cent of all workplace injuries for young workers occurring during the summer months, the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia (WCB) reminds young workers and their employers to focus on workplace safety during this peak time.

July 20 to 26 is National Drowning Prevention Week - a time to reinforce the need for safety while working or playing on or near water.

Safety concerns for young workers entering the workforce now that school is out.

Summer is finally here (or slowly making its way here) which means that highway crews will be out on Nova Scotia roads

For the first time since the Greater Halifax Partnership began publishing the Halifax Index, workplace safety is being included.

This Father's Day, remind your dad to stay safe at work, today and every day.

Two winners take home Mainstay Award for Individual Safety Champion

For years, leaders at Canada Post’s Halifax delivery operation grappled with safety challenges centred on soft tissue injuries and an increasing number of short-term time-loss claims. The operations team in Nova Scotia realized a significant priority shift towards health and safety needed to occur across the board. Together with the WCB specialists and internal support groups, the team developed and implemented initiatives driven by its ‘5 Pillars of Success’ platform.

Based in the Burnside Industrial Park, CarbonCure Technologies is an incredible example of an organization that holds up safety as its highest priority.