Safety Matters

As the sun shines brighter and warmer, more outdoor work gets underway and Nova Scotians get out to enjoy the nicer weather. Sun Safety Month serves as a reminder to take proactive steps to prevent sunburn, reduce the risk of skin cancer and many other sun-related conditions.

Recently released by the Department of Labour, Skills, and Immigration, Nova SAFE was designed to help provide Nova Scotians with a convenient way to access and reference workplace safety information when and where they need it.

Stories about the far-reaching impacts of workplace injuries are all too common, but effective return-to-work programs could have the power to change them. Learn about the steps you need to take to help workers "get back to better."

Year after year, more than half of the Nova Scotians who are injured at work experience a sprain or strain injury. Most of them are completely preventable.

Each member of a sports team may play a different position, but they contribute collectively to the outcome of the game. It's the same philosophy at the core of the Internal Responsibility System: every person in a workplace has the right, and the responsibility, to keep the workplace safe.

Nova Scotia is becoming a safer place to work, but there is still work to do. Check out the latest statistics on workplace injuries, the most common types of injuries and how they occurred, which industries they were happening in and much more in the 2022 Impact of Workplace Injury Report.

From May 1-6, demonstrate your commitment to physical and psychological safety in your workplace by participating in Safety and Health Week. Here are some ideas to help you get started.

In episode eight of the WorkShift podcast, WCB’s Interim CEO Shelley Rowan talks to Deputy Ministers Ava Czapalay and April Howe about their roles to help guide the priorities for the province and set the tone on what it's like to live and work here in Nova Scotia.

Tips on how to work safely following Daylight Saving Time.

Learn about the risk factors, signs and symptoms and how to prevent Nova Scotia’s most common type of workplace injury.