6/25/2010
No change to First Aid Kits or Regulations
Notice: June 25, 2010 - No change to First Aid kits or First Aid RegulationsThe Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (Commission) has been receiving a number of inquiries recently from employers and stakeholders in the province asking for information on recent changes to the Newfoundland Labrador Occupational Health and Safety First ...
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6/9/2010
Top honors awarded in safety video and radio ad contest
ST. JOHN’S – The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (the Commission) congratulates Holy Spirit High School, Manuels and St. Kevin’s High School, Goulds, on achieving top honors in the 2010 SAFE Work Student Safety Video and Radio Ad Contest. Holy Spirit claimed first place in the radio ad contest, while ...
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5/18/2010
Booth Memorial High wins SAFE Work NL’s – Who Wants to Save a Life final
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2010 Grand Falls-Windsor, NL – The final game of season two for SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life, was played today at the Gordon Pinsent Centre for the Arts in Grand Falls-Windsor, between Booth Memorial High of St. John’s and E.A. Butler All-Grade ...
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5/18/2010
Fisheries safety video launched at Marine Institute
Industry partners from the fishing industry today launched a fisheries safety video, Getting Back Home, to help eliminate fatalities and injuries in this high-risk industry sector. The video, to be distributed to all fish harvesters in the province, was produced in partnership with the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Workplace Health, ...
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5/17/2010
SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life? 2010 finale tomorrow
Media Advisory - May 17, 2010 St. John’s, NL – Booth Memorial High School of St. John’s and E.A. Butler All-Grade of McKays have made it to the final round of SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life?, and will square off at 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, ...
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4/27/2010
SAFE Work NL’s – Who Wants to Save a Life enters the semi-final round
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2010 St. John’s, NL – Booth Memorial High of St. John’s defeated Jane Collins Academy of Hare Bay in the Central/Eastern semi-final game of SAFE Work NL’s - Who Wants to Save a Life, played today at the Holiday Inn in St. John’s. It all came ...
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4/26/2010
Media Advisory - SAFE Work NL’s – Who Wants to Save a Life
MEDIA ADVISORYApril 26, 2010 St. John’s, NL – Booth Memorial High of St. John’s and Jane Collins Academy of Hare Bay will square off in the Central/Eastern semi-final game of SAFE Work NL’s – Who Wants to Save a Life, at 10:00 am on Tuesday, April 27, at the St. John’s ...
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4/15/2010
Newfoundland and Labrador reports lowest number of workplace injuries in 50 years
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2010 ST. JOHN’S – The number of workplace injuries resulting in lost-time compensation claims in this province has dropped below 4,000 for the first time in 50 years, the Workplace, Health, Safety and Compensation Commission reports. According to annual statistics finalized this month, there were 3,999 ...
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3/25/2010
E.A. Butler Wins SAFE Work NL’s – Who Wants to Save a Life Western Semi-final
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2010 St. John’s, NL – E.A. Butler All Grades School in McKays has earned a spot in the final of SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life, a TV-style game show designed to educate high school students about workplace health and safety. E.A. Butler defeated ...
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3/2/2010
SAFE Work NL’s - Who Wants to Save a Life? travels to Churchill Falls
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2010 St. John’s, NL – Season Two of SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life? travels to Churchill Falls March 3 for a game at the community theatre at 8:30 am. Two teams from Eric G. Lambert school will play for the right to ...
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2/23/2010
WHSCC congratulates Rogers Communications on appointment to CEO Leadership Charter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2010 St. John’s, NL – The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (the Commission) is pleased to announce that Ken Marshall, Atlantic Regional President for Rogers Communications Inc., has been inducted into the 2009 CEO Leadership Charter. As a signatory to the Commission’s CEO Leadership Charter, ...
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2/19/2010
Information release - Joint statement regarding medical information exposure
The following statement was issued today by Karen McGrath, CEO of Central Health and Leslie Galway, CEO of the Workplace, Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (the Commission). Over the past 20 months, the Commission has been part of a working group and the sponsor of a registry project to collect data associated ...
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2/16/2010
WHSCC launches second season of Youth Game Show
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2010 St. John’s, NL – The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (the Commission) is pleased to announce the launch of a second season of the highly successful youth trivia game show SAFEWork NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life? The season opener will feature students ...
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12/21/2009
WHSCC Congratulates JSM Electrical on appointment to CEO Leadership Charter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2009 St. John’s, NL – The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission is pleased to announce that Jim Murray, president and owner of JSM Electrical of St. John’s, has been inducted into the 2009 CEO Leadership Charter. Mr. Murray becomes the 52nd business leader from Newfoundland ...
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10/22/2009
News for Employers
Reminder: Deadline for PRIME practice incentive for 2009 December 31 is the deadline for employers to meet the 2009 practice incentive criteria in order to receive a 5% practice incentive refund in 2010. Go to our PRIME site to see the requirements by size of business.
Occupational health and safety training ...
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10/21/2009
Base assessment rate unchanged for 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2009 The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC) is maintaining the average base assessment rate of $2.75 for employers in 2010, and increasing the maximum compensable and assessable earnings limit from $50,379 to $51,235. The assessment rate is the rate paid by employers to cover anticipated ...
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10/14/2009
WHSCC Announces New Occupational Disease Initiative
NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador – The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC) is pleased to announce a new occupational disease initiative that will broaden the medical and scientific knowledge available to the Commission, which is necessary to determine entitlement to compensation for workers and ...
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8/12/2009
Province Introduces New OHS Regulations
NLIS 5 Government Services August 12, 2009 The Provincial Government today unveiled new occupational health and safety regulations that will greatly improve the regulatory conditions under which employers and employees work. The new regulations will replace 30-year-old regulations and will come into force on September 1. “This is an important day ...
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7/27/2009
Annual Performance Report 2008
The report presents the achievements and outcomes of the Commission’s 2008 objectives, as well as future opportunities to support its commitment to providing services to injured workers and dependents, employers and the public through the administration of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act. View Report ...
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7/2/2009
Final Reports of the 2008 Employer and Injured Worker Surveys
The Final Reports of the 2008 Employer and Injured Worker Surveys conducted by Corporate Research Associates on behalf of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador, are now available on our website under the ‘About Us’ section on the home page. These surveys are designed to obtain ...
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5/8/2009
Lewisporte Collegiate wins SAFE Work NL’s – Who Wants to Save a Life? final
St. John’s, NL – The final game of the season for SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life?, was played today at Holy Heart Auditorium in St. John’s, between Lewisporte Collegiate and Elwood High of Deer Lake. Lewisporte Collegiate defeated Elwood High by a score of 310 to 0 ...
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4/28/2009
Province Recognizes National Day of Mourning
NLIS 7 Human Resources, Labour and Employment April 28, 2009 The following statement was issued by the Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment. It was also read in the House of Assembly: Province Recognizes National Day of Mourning I rise in this Honourable House to recognize that ...
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4/14/2009
Commission responds to statements in the media concerning reduction in injuries
ST. JOHN’S - Statements made in the media by the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour and the Injured Workers’ Association regarding the decline in workplace injuries as reported by the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (the Commission), may be misleading. Of the total number of claims reported to the ...
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4/7/2009
Workplace injuries on the decline in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN’S – Workplace injuries continued to decline in Newfoundland and Labrador at a time when employment levels were at their highest. In 2008, there were 7,394 injuries compared to 7,954 in 2007, a 7% reduction. Workplace injuries have declined by 38% since 2000 because of sustained efforts by all workplace ...
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2/25/2009
SAFE Work NL’s – Who Wants to Save a Life? semi-final round continues
St. John’s, NL – Game two of SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life?, semi-final round was played today at the Gander Arts and Culture Centre, between Lewisporte Collegiate and Carbonear Collegiate. Lewisporte Collegiate defeated Carbonear Collegiate by a score of 410 to 0. Carbonear Collegiate wagered all their ...
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2/11/2009
The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission’s CEO responds to Open Letter from CFIB
“The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (the Commission) continues to be committed to meeting the needs of small and medium sized businesses in the province,” reiterated Leslie Galway, CEO of the Commission. The CEO’s comments are in response to an open letter from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. In ...
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2/5/2009
SAFE Work NL’s – Who Wants to Save a Life? enters the semi-final round
St. John’s, NL – Game one of SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life?, semi-final round was played today at the Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre, between Elwood High of Deer Lake and Menihek High of Labrador City. SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life?, is ...
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2/4/2009
Alert to Employers: The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission does not utilize the services of debt settlement firms
It has recently come to the attention of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (the Commission) that employers have been approached by a debt settlement firm in the United States who may be leaving the impression that they are acting on behalf of the Commission. The Commission wishes to advise ...
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2/4/2009
SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life? Semi-final being played in Corner Brook
St. John’s, NL – Elwood High of Deer Lake and Menihek High School of Labrador City will square off in game one of the SAFE Work NL’s Who Wants to Save a Life? semi-final round at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2009, at the Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre. ...
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1/6/2009
Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission undertaking a telephone survey
During the next few weeks of January, the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (the Commission) will be undertaking a survey of injured workers through its consultant, Corporate Research Associates. The purpose of the survey is to evaluate the Commission’s services. A representative sample of Commission clients will be contacted and if ...
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