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Improving Safety through Employee Engagement
On January 3, 2013 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
The link between improved health and safety outcomes and employee engagement
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Twelve Days to Health Holiday Song
On December 17, 2012 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
This song (sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas) describes how to stay safe and healthy during the holidays and all year long.
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Workplace Safety Strategy - The Next Five Years
On November 29, 2012 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
The final 2013-2017 Workplace Safety Strategy will be released in early 2013. It will help guide Nova Scotia as we work toward eliminating workplace injuries, and becoming the safest place to work in Canada.
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Tagged With: department of labour and advanced education, safe workplaces, safety culture, workplace safety, workplace safety strategy
Fisherman safety put first as start of lobster season delayed
On November 26, 2012 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
The start of the 2012/2013 lobster season is delayed due to bad weather putting the safety of fisherman first.
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Toward a Safer Future
On November 22, 2012 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
A message from WCB-NS CEO Stuart MacLean
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Don't Let Winter Bring You Down
On November 15, 2012 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
Combine slippery surfaces with gravity and our species’ generally upright posture, it’s little wonder that the forces of nature conspire to bring us tumbling down from time to time.
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National Skilled Trades and Technology Week Celebrates the History and Importance of the Skilled Trades in Canada
On November 7, 2012 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
Check out information on events happening this week in your community.
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Fall time change = fewer workplace injuries?
On November 2, 2012 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
We know that the spring time change has a negative impact on workplace injuries, but what about the fall time change?
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Tagged With: daylight savings, emergency car kit, fall back, smoke detectors, workplace injuries
Boo! Halloween Safety Tips
On October 29, 2012 in General by Cindy Porter Cindy Porter
Halloween is just days away. Get prepared with some great safety tips.
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