WCB

• Asbestos exposure leading cause of workplace deaths at 30%: WorkSafe Saskatchewan

  According to WorkSafe Saskatchewan, asbestos exposure was responsible for almost 30 per cent of all work-related fatalities in Saskatchewan last year.

  Canada

  Jun 23
• ‘We didn’t have Gavin anymore’: The aftermath of a workplace injury

  Every year, Albertans die in workplace accidents. Thousands more are injured, but those stories rarely get told.

  Canada

  Jun 6
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• Saskatchewan’s workplace total injury rate decreased by 10% in 2020: WCB

  Germain 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.

  Canada

  Apr 21
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• MLF calls for paid sick days after report shows 1,200+ workplace COVID-19 transmissions

  There 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.

  Health

  Apr 20
• Saskatchewan WCB has received 232 COVID-19 claims from employees since start of pandemic

  Healthcare 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.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2020
• Expanded WCB cancer coverage coming for Saskatchewan firefighters

  The expanded coverage will provide professional and volunteer firefighters in Saskatchewan presumptive coverage for 15 types of cancer, along with heart injury.

  Health

  Nov 12, 2019
• Asbestos exposure leading cause of work-related deaths in Saskatchewan

  WorkSafe Saskatchewan says asbestos-related diseases remain the leading cause of work-related deaths in the province.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2019
• WCB coverage being expanded for Saskatchewan volunteer firefighters

  The Saskatchewan government said the province’s 6,500 volunteer firefighters will have access to the same presumptive coverage as their professional counterparts.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2019
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• Saskatchewan WCB reports 78 per cent increase in workplace deaths for 2018

  There were 48 workplace fatalities in Saskatchewan during 2018 — an increase of 78 per cent from 2017.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2019
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• Syncrude wants judge to dismiss lawsuit of former firefighter with PTSD

  Michael Swan filed the lawsuit in Alberta Court of Queen's Bench late last year seeking damages for lost compensation and benefits, improper paycheque deductions and in lieu of reasonable notice.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2019