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	<title>OHS Insider &#187; Nova Scotia</title>
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		<title>Jan. 30: Calls for Independent Regulator of Offshore Safety Renewed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Shell Canada won a bid to conduct deepwater oil exploration off Nova Scotia, calls for a separate safety agency independent of the federal-provincial offshore regulator have been renewed. Robert Wells, a retired NL judge, recommended the establishment of a separate offshore safety agency after ...]]></description>
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		<title>Jan. 25: Metal Plant Evacuated after Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire that damaged part of a metal plant. The fire broke out in the pump room; the extent of the damage is unknown. Fortunately, no one was injured, but the plant was evacuated. Twenty-six people work there.]]></description>
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		<title>April 1: Minimum Wage Will Increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The minimum wage in Nova Scotia will rise to $10.15, a 1.5% increase from the present rate of $10.00 an hour. The minimum wage for inexperienced workers, that is, those with less than three months’ experience in the work for which they were hired, will ...]]></description>
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		<title>Jan. 20: City Worker Injured in Fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A municipal worker was hospitalized with undetermined injuries after falling down a wastewater hole. He’d been working around a hole at a sewage lift station just outside the town when he slipped on ice and fell backwards down the hole. Officials from the Department of ...]]></description>
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		<title>Jan. 31: Deadline for Comments on Changes to Rate Setting Model</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WCB is proposing changes to its rate setting model that build upon the rate incentive program changes implemented in 2005 and are designed to promote and encourage safe work practices. Click here to view the program policy background paper and draft program policy changes. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Dec. 14: Fire Safety Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government reminded residents to make fire safety a priority this time of year. Over the holidays and winter months, always remember to: Take care when cooking or smokingNever discard fireplace or wood stove ashes in your green bin. Instead, place them outside in a ...]]></description>
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		<title>Nova Scotia Year in Review</title>
		<link>http://ohsinsider.com/insider-top-stories/nova-scotia-year-in-review-2</link>
		<comments>http://ohsinsider.com/insider-top-stories/nova-scotia-year-in-review-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Law of the Year OHS Fines A bill that increased fines for OHS violations for the first time since 1996 took effect on May 19. The maximum fine is now $250,000 for a first offence but rises to $500,000 for additional offences within five years. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Dec. 8: Apprenticeship Program under Review</title>
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		<comments>http://ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/workers/dec-8-apprenticeship-program-under-review#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The province is undertaking a comprehensive review of the apprenticeship program. Industry groups, employers, tradespeople and apprentices are encouraged to provide input. The review will highlight where the province should focus attention, such as on employer engagement and completion rates, and identify ways the province ...]]></description>
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		<title>Nov. 29: Flag Person Hit by Steamroller</title>
		<link>http://ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/accidentsincidents/nov-29-flag-person-hit-by-steamroller</link>
		<comments>http://ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/accidentsincidents/nov-29-flag-person-hit-by-steamroller#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A female worker working as a flag person on a roadway project was injured after being struck by a steamroller. She was sent to the hospital with serious injuries to her lower body. Provincial health and safety officials are investigating.]]></description>
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		<title>Nov. 29: Government Urges Fishermen to Be Safe</title>
		<link>http://ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/industries/nov-29-government-urges-fishermen-to-be-safe</link>
		<comments>http://ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/industries/nov-29-government-urges-fishermen-to-be-safe#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As lobster season starts, the government is urging fishermen to stay safe. In 2010, nearly 400 people working in the fishing industry were injured on the job, with 150 suffering serious injuries that resulted in time lost from work. In the last three years alone, ...]]></description>
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