The Newfoundland and Labrador government has introduced legislation that would increase retirement benefits for workers who have suffered a workplace injury or illness, with about 3,100 workers expected to qualify… …
Newfoundland and Labrador
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WorkplaceNL tables three-year plan targeting injuries, return-to-work and service upgrades
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkplaceNL has tabled its 2026-28 Strategic Plan with Newfoundland and Labrador’s House of Assembly, committing to measurable targets in injury prevention, return-to-work outcomes and client service modernization over the next… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Newfoundland and Labrador extends studded tire deadline to May 15
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is giving drivers two extra weeks to remove studded tires from their vehicles, pushing the deadline from April 30 to May 15. The extension is… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WorkplaceNL marks 75 years as lost-time injury rate falls to record low
Newfoundland and Labrador’s workers’ compensation board is marking its 75th anniversary this year, as the province’s lost-time injury rate has fallen to less than a third of what it was… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
N.L. marks 17 years since Cougar Flight 491 crash killed 17 offshore workers
Newfoundland and Labrador is marking the 17th anniversary of the Cougar Flight 491 crash, which killed 17 offshore workers on March 12, 2009, in one of the province’s deadliest workplace… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Company, supervisor face nine charges in N.L. after worker hurt by carbon monoxide
A Grand Falls-Windsor company and one of its supervisors face multiple charges under Newfoundland and Labrador’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act and Regulations following a carbon monoxide exposure incident… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Extreme cold warning in N.L. raises frostbite and hypothermia risk for outdoor workers
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is warning employers and workers to take precautions as extreme cold weather moves through the province this week, with health risks rising sharply when wind… …
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Features & AnalysisOHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Cooke subsidiary ordered to pay $6K for 2022 fall leading to death of worker in New Brunswick
By Andrew Bates | Telegraph Journal The mother of a 24-year-old Newfoundland and Labrador man who died in hospital after falling from a ladder while working for a Cooke, Inc. subsidiary… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Aircraft engine fire warning leads to runway overrun at Goose Bay Airport in N.L.
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA false engine fire warning prompted a flight crew to rush their return to Goose Bay Airport, leading to a runway overrun that highlights risks of time-pressured emergency responses, according… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
WorkplaceNL celebrates 75 years of workplace safety improvements
WorkplaceNL will mark its 75th anniversary in 2026, celebrating decades of progress in reducing workplace injuries across Newfoundland and Labrador. The workers’ compensation organization opened on April 1, 1951, as… …



