A worker was fatally crushed while working aboard a shrimp boat off Newfoundland’s coast when a several thousand-pound tub full of shrimp dropped from a hoist onto the worker, who’d been cleaning underneath it. Service NL is looking into the safety practices being followed and …

The WHSCC launched a new marketing and advertising campaign aimed at preventing back injuries in the workplace. The print, radio and TV ads remind viewers to keep their backs healthy by:

Ensuring workstations are set up properly
Implementing proper lifting techniques
Avoiding lifting heavy objects
Using tools, such as …

As May is CNIB Vision Health Month and this week is NAOSH Week, the province is holding an Eye Safety Lunch & Learn at the Capital Hotel on May 11, 2012 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. To book tickets at $75 a person, call …

The WHSCC reported that the number of workplace injuries resulting in lost-time compensation claims in 2011 was consistent with 2010, with 4,070 workers injured, representing 1.8 incidents per 100 workers. Also, there were 491 young workers injured on the job in 2011 (but no fatalities), …

Compliance with environmental regulations doesn’t require risking life and limb.

A worker who’d been out on sick leave for mental health issues met with his employer to discuss his return to work. During the meeting, he made disrespectful and disturbing comments about a co-worker. The employer suspended him for 10 days. The union filed a …

As a result of a workplace inspection, the government charged a company with six violations of the OHS Act and Regulations and a supervisor with one OHS violation for providing inadequate supervision. The company’s violations involve requirements for fall protection equipment and a written fall …

New mining regulations took effect on March 20. The new regulations include enhancements to areas such as ventilation, mine design and emergency procedures for mine rescue. They’ve been consolidated into the OHS Regulations, 2012 to streamline the OHS regulatory environment.

The WHSCC website has a medical and scientific review of the literature on cancer among shipyard workers worldwide. Completed by Québec’s IRSST, A Review of Cancer among Shipyard Workers provides a better understanding of the cancer risk associated with working in shipyards and assistance to …

The federal government is still considering whether a separate offshore safety agency in Newfoundland and Labrador would be best for oil workers. The province has supported the call for safety oversight separate from the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board.