WorkSafeNB says its assessment rate will drop next year thanks to fewer workplace accidents, lower claims costs and reduced administration costs.

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.

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.

A spokeswoman for WorkSafeNB confirms an investigation is underway into an incident that resulted in the death of a worker at the Belledune generating station on Monday.

Few details have been released, but WorkSafeNB says the incident happened at Devon Lumber Co. Ltd. on Gibson Street.

A malfunction in the refinery's diesel-treating unit, where sulphur is removed from diesel fuel, is believed to have been the cause of the explosion.

The provincial agency says they issued the order to ensure that the cracks have not caused structural damage to the building and that the building can safely withstand more snowfall or other weather hazards. 

Specifics of the incident have not been released.

Irving spokeswoman Mary Keith says the truck left a woods road roughly 40 kilometres from Saint-Leonard at about 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Christopher Adam Carleton, an insulator with Grandview Insulation, fell from a 10-foot ladder onto his head on Feb. 5, while insulating pipes at the Irving Oil headquarters project in Saint John.