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Sask. safety funding needs scrutiny amid highest workplace death ranking: auditor’s reportThe report added that five of seven industries represented by safety associations had a higher injury rate than the provincial injury rate in 2022.CanadaJun 7, 2023
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Nova Scotia reports 24 work-related deaths in 2022New data on workplace deaths shows that two dozen Nova Scotians lost their lives at work or because of work last year, due to traumatic injuries or chronic conditions.HealthMar 17, 2023
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Regina city workers union looks to overturn WCB workplace sexual harassment decisionArnott said this stemmed from one situation, but noted that the city's own harassment policy says remedies can obtained through the human right code.CanadaFeb 27, 2023
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Saskatchewan WCB looking at paying for private PCR tests for COVID-19 claimantsThe Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board has said rapid antigen test results would not be sufficient for people who claim to contract COVID-19 on the job.CanadaJan 13, 2022
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Asbestos exposure leading cause of workplace deaths at 30%: WorkSafe SaskatchewanAccording to WorkSafe Saskatchewan, asbestos exposure was responsible for almost 30 per cent of all work-related fatalities in Saskatchewan last year.CanadaJun 23, 2021
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‘We didn’t have Gavin anymore’: The aftermath of a workplace injuryEvery year, Albertans die in workplace accidents. Thousands more are injured, but those stories rarely get told.CanadaJun 6, 2021
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Saskatchewan’s workplace total injury rate decreased by 10% in 2020: WCBGermain says at the end of the day what matters most is that workers stay safe on the job so they can go home to their families.CanadaApr 21, 2021
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MLF calls for paid sick days after report shows 1,200+ workplace COVID-19 transmissionsThere were over 1,200 confirmed cases of COVID-19 transmission at Manitoba workplaces over the past year, according to a report by the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of Manitoba.HealthApr 20, 2021
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Saskatchewan WCB has received 232 COVID-19 claims from employees since start of pandemicHealthcare workers make up about 32 per cent of all claims, but most of them were denied because of negative tests or the individual was deemed to have caught COVID-19 outside of their workplace.CanadaNov 27, 2020
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Expanded WCB cancer coverage coming for Saskatchewan firefightersThe expanded coverage will provide professional and volunteer firefighters in Saskatchewan presumptive coverage for 15 types of cancer, along with heart injury.HealthNov 12, 2019
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