WorkSafeNB has opened its annual Focus on Safety Student Video Competition, challenging New Brunswick high school students to create two-minute videos on workplace safety for cash prizes up to $1,000.… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Manitoba opens public consultation on Workers Compensation Act review
Manitoba has opened a public consultation period for a legislative review of its Workers Compensation Act, with feedback accepted until March 31, 2026. The Workers Compensation Act Legislative Review Committee… …
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Training & EducationWorkplace Safety
National video contest challenges youth to promote workplace safety
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety is inviting students and youth across Canada to create videos about workplace safety as part of the 2026 Focus on Safety Youth… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyTraining & EducationWorkplace Safety
Nova Scotia invests $2.6 million in firefighter training equipment following safety concerns
Nova Scotia is spending $2.6 million on new firefighter training equipment to address training gaps and safety concerns across the province’s fire services. The Department of Emergency Management is purchasing… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Investigation finds stepladder too short in B.C. worker’s fatal fall
A worker who died after falling from a stepladder in September 2023 was using equipment that was too short for the job and had no safety oversight at the worksite,… …
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Global Safety NewsIndustry NewsWorkplace Safety
ISN publication highlights companies reducing workplace injuries through digital tools
ISN has released a new edition of The Orange Book showcasing how companies are using digital safety platforms and worker training to improve workplace safety outcomes, the company announced Jan.… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
Worker fired for $180 copper theft entitled to keep disability benefits for chainsaw injury: Tribunal
An Alberta worker terminated for stealing copper pipe worth $180 remains entitled to temporary total disability benefits because the theft did not meet the legal threshold for “egregious conduct,” the… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeNB launches new finance system for corporate suppliers
WorkSafeNB is rolling out a new finance system that will change how corporate suppliers submit invoices and track payments starting in early February. The workers’ compensation board will implement Oracle… …
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Industry NewsPeople on the MoveWorkplace Safety
BRUNT Workwear names two executives to leadership team
BRUNT Workwear has appointed Stephen Stanton as chief financial and operating officer and Kati O’Brien as chief people officer. The North Reading, Mass.-based work boot and apparel company made the… …
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Global Safety NewsIndustry NewsWorkplace Safety
Avetta launches safety culture assessment tool with ASSP partnership
A new workplace safety assessment tool developed by Avetta and the American Society of Safety Professionals aims to help organizations measure and improve the cultural factors that influence safety outcomes… …


