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Workplace injuries on the rise, as Manitoba unions raise concerns over safetyWorkplace injuries seem to be on the rise. For some union reps, this reflects concern over safety. And for one employer, it means a SAFE Work certificationCanadaJun 7, 2023
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‘One workplace fatality is simply too many’: Nova Scotians observe Day of MourningA large crowd took part in a moment of silence to mark the National Day of Mourning for those who lost their lives or suffered injury or illness due to their work.CanadaApr 28, 2023
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Health-care workers are most often injured on the job in SaskatchewanHealth-care workers in Saskatchewan are the occupation most often injured in Saskatchewan in 2022, according to the 2022 report of the WCB, published Tuesday.HealthApr 18, 2023
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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 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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Nova Scotia’s Worker Compensation Board exploring continued work-from-home strategyNova Scotia's WCB has put out an RFP to develop a long-term plan that could allow 400 of its workers to work from home even after the COVID-19 crisis ends.EconomyJul 31, 2020
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Injured Kelowna worker alleges WorkSafeBC employee made racial remarkWorkSafeBC said it can't comment on specific cases due to privacy and wouldn't say if the employee in question has faced disciplinary action.CanadaJan 2, 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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New Nova Scotia Power training tool aimed at preventing slips, trips and fallsNova Scotia Power recently purchased a “traction trailer,” a mobile course teaching students proper form when it comes to walking.FeaturesSep 13, 2019
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