Worksafe Nb

• NB Power technician dies in workplace incident, another in hospital

  A powerline technician with NB Power has died and a second technician was injured following a workplace incident Tuesday evening in the Moncton area.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2023
  
• Man injured in workplace accident at Saint John industrial plant

  Police officers were called to an industrial plant on Chelsey Drive at around 9:15 a.m. Sunday. 

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2022
  
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• Workplace fatality reported at Saint John AIM recycling facility

  WorkSafe NB has confirmed a workplace fatality at the AIM Recycling Atlantic facility in Saint John. A male was taken to hospital where he later died, police have confirmed.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2021
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• Some New Brunswick businesses still without operational plan to deal with COVID-19

  WorkSafeNB vice-president Tim Petersen says the government agency's officers have issued about 900 compliance orders and 80 stop-work orders since March.

  Health

  Feb 3, 2021
• Requirement for N.B. restaurants to collect contact information raises privacy questions

  New Brunswick restaurants require all patrons who dine-in to leave a name and phone number, to be used in the event of contact tracing.

  Consumer

  Jul 12, 2020
• Coronavirus: Some New Brunswick businesses unhappy with abrupt transition into reopening

  Some restauranteurs say New Brunswick didn’t give owners a chance to prepare to reopen when the province moved to the next phase of their COVID-19 recovery plan.

  Canada

  May 9, 2020
• WorkSafeNB aims to lower rates for automate claims and employers

  The head of WorkSafe New Brunswick says he wants to see a decrease in work place death and accidents as the agency modernizes how it handles claims.

  Politics

  Jul 17, 2019
• A look back at New Brunswick politics in 2018: fracking, WorkSafeNB and paramedics

  The New Brunswick legislature is now on break for the holidays, but the Higgs-led government will soon return to make strides on several noteworthy portfolios.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2018
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• New Brunswick to amend legislation to ensure ‘sustainability’ of WorkSafeNB

  The amendments will address the 28 recommendations from the Report of the Task Force on WorkSafeNB, which sought to address the skyrocketing compensation rates in the province.

  Economy

  Nov 27, 2018
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• Coroner’s inquest to be held into death at Saint John construction site

  Gregory Forestell, New Brunswick's chief coroner, has scheduled the inquiry into the death of Christopher Adam Carleton for Nov. 26 to Nov. 28 at the Saint John Law Courts.

  Politics

  Nov 13, 2018