Safety for women in the trades, Indigenous perspectives on workplace health and the human cost of weak frontline supervision are among the topics added to a national workplace safety event… …
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Manitoba adds First Nations safety officers, plans hospital violence policy
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Manitoba government will add First Nations Safety Officers (FNSOs) at a hospital in The Pas, expand institutional safety officer (ISO) coverage at two more hospitals and develop a provincewide,… …
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WSIB receives Indigenous economic reconciliation award from NATIONS Translation Group
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has received the 2026 Indigenous Economic Reconciliation Award from NATIONS Translation Group, recognizing the Ontario agency’s role in expanding economic opportunities for Indigenous… …
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CCOHS and Indigenous safety centre sign partnership to advance workplace health
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety and the Indigenous Centre for Occupational Health and Public Safety have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on health and… …
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By Sara Wilson When life-saving information is not provided in a language people understand, it can delay protective action and put communities at unnecessary risk. This was evident during the …
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WSIB provides $4 million to improve workplace safety in Ontario Indigenous communities
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will provide $4 million over four years to Nokiiwin Tribal Council to improve workplace health and safety in Ontario’s Indigenous communities. The funding supports… …


