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… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WorkplaceNL holds 2026 average assessment rate at $1.73 per $100 of payroll
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWorkplaceNL will maintain its average assessment rate at $1.73 per $100 of assessable payroll for 2026, marking another year of stability for employers in Newfoundland and Labrador. The rate includes… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Two mining companies charged in fatal 2023 accident in northern Labrador
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PREMIUM Transocean fined $65,000 after worker crushed in offshore crane incident
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