Inspection and Enforcement

• Creation of Education and Outreach Team at Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration
• Joint Workplace Initiative brings WCB Nova Scotia and the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration together at individual workplaces
• Targeted inspection includes actions to provide general awareness as well as evaluate the level of compliance such as in landscape, retail, and construction sectors
• Cross-training enhanced between WCB Nova Scotia and Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration
• Special Prosecutor hired with a focus on OHS compliance
• Targeted inspections have become the majority of inspection related activities based upon planning priorities. The balance of inspections generated from calls to toll-free telephone line
• Complaint tracking system implemented in 2016 to track data and trends on the type of calls and inform priority setting for targeted inspections
• System and process reviewed in consultation with stakeholders and changes introduced in 2014
• Occupational Health and Safety Act convictions list updated every three months on website
  
  

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