More than 100 automated external defibrillators in Newfoundland and Labrador schools are at or nearing the end of their operational life, prompting the provincial government to replace them. The Department… …
Newfoundland and Labrador is cutting mandatory fall protection training from 16 hours to eight hours, effective Jan. 1, 2027. WorkplaceNL, the province’s workplace safety regulator, said a new Working at… …
WorkplaceNL has opened registration for its 2026 Health and Safety Learning Symposium, a free event for employers and workers set for Oct. 15 at the St. John’s Convention Centre. The… …
A Newfoundland and Labrador sawmill operator is facing multiple charges under the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. Cottle’s Island Lumber Company Limited, based in Summerford, was charged following months… …
A Newfoundland and Labrador seafood processor has been ordered to pay $30,000 in fines after a worker’s arm was caught in a machine used to separate mussels, the Provincial Court… …
Two fish harvesters died Tuesday when their vessel sank off Brent’s Cove, N.L., prompting condolences from the province’s premier and other officials. The Canadian Coast Guard received a report of… …
Newfoundland and Labrador has changed how retirement benefits are calculated for injured workers, and the change applies retroactively to January 1, 2019. The amendment, passed as SNL 2026, c. 8,… …
Newfoundland and Labrador’s lost-time injury rate stayed at an all-time low of 1.2 per 100 workers in 2025, WorkplaceNL said. The number of new injury claims also reached a record… …
WorkplaceNL has named a Grade 11 student from Hermitage and a high school teacher from Springdale, N.L., as its top occupational health and safety recognitions for 2026. Holly Forsey of… …
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the Titan submersible operated without any regulatory oversight before it imploded in 2023, killing all five people on board. The board released its… …
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