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Our blog discussing workplace safety opportunities in Nova Scotia and around the world.


Top 5 Best Practice Tips for Successful Return to Work
On May 6, 2021 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
Workplace injury cost Nova Scotia’s economy the equivalent of 3,131 person-years of work in 2020 – a staggering statistic that underlines a call to action for workers, employers, and health care providers across the province.
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Slips, trips and falls can be prevented: Part 2
On July 14, 2016 in General by Heather Macleod Heather Macleod
A focus on trips, their causes and how you can prevent them in your workplace.
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Getting Back in Action
On May 8, 2014 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
Most people go to work in the morning and return home safely when the day is done.
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Tagged With: direct access, return to work, sprains and strains, transitional duties, workplace injury
5 Steps for Safety Leadership in Your Workplace
On May 2, 2014 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
Nova Scotia is becoming a safer place to work. That’s something to celebrate during NAOSH Week. But it’s also a call to action to do more.
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Tagged With: JOHS Committee, leadership, NAOSH Week, preventing workplace injury, prevention, safety culture, workplace injury, workplace safety
Morgan Stobbe is a return-to-work success story
On May 3, 2013 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
96% of injured workers in Nova Scotia return to their pre-injury employment in a relatively short period of time. When the injury is more serious, it takes commitment and collaboration to help the worker return safely.
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