Stephen Torrence and Curtis
Weber
WorkSafeNB
is excited to host Stephen Torrence and Curtis Weber as
keynote speakers at the 2011 Health and Safety Conference at
the Fredericton Convention Centre,
October 12-14.  Click here to read
more.
Informed Workers are
Safe Workers
That’s the message WorkSafeNB will
promote when it launches its Orientation Guide for
Employers publication at the 31st Annual
Health and Safety Conference.
Research conducted by
Bristol Omnifacts for WorkSafeNB indicated that only 43% of
new and young workers in the province received an orientation
when they started a new job. Click here to read
more.
In
the Courts
 Alfred Chapman, a
supervisor, pleaded guilty August 24 to an offence under
General Regulation 91-191 subsection
239(2) of
the OHS Act for failing to provide a safety lock and
key to an employee who may have to lock out a machine. An
employee supervised by Chapman was seriously injured when he
failed to lock out a machine he was cleaning. Chapman was
fined $2,000.
Ask
Us
Q:
I work in the fishing industry
as a maintenance worker. I was instructed to clean up a pile
of rotting fish bait on a dockside that was so foul, my
co-workers and I were physically sick to our stomachs. Is
there a level of scent concentration for which a worker can
request a mask, respirator, or refuse the job?
Jane Doe*
ABC Fisheries*
Bathurst, NB
*Name has been changed for
privacy purposes A: As per section 25 of General
Regulation 91-191 - Air Contaminant
Concentrations:
25
Where
(a) the level of concentration of an air
contaminant may exceed 50% of the threshold limit value in
conditions that are part of the normal work procedure,
(b) there is possibility of accidental
exposure to a level of concentration of an air contaminant in
excess of the threshold limit value, or
(c)
the oxygen content of the atmosphere is less than or may be
less than 19.5% by volume, an employer shall provide adequate
respiratory protective equipment to each employee who may be
exposed to the conditions described in paragraphs (a) to (c).
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WORKSHOPS
October 4-6,
2011
Fredericton
(E)*, Grand Falls (E), Moncton (E)
October 25-27,
2011
Miramichi (E), Saint John (E),
Moncton (E)
WHMIS
WORKSHOP
October 5,
2011
Bathurst
(E)
MSI
WORKSHOP
November 16,
2011
Dalhousie (F)
View or register for
upcoming workshops
E indicates workshops given in
English
F indicates workshops given in French
*
indicates workshop is currently
full
DID YOU KNOW
?
More than half of workplace
accidents involving young and new workers occur during
their first six months on the job. The injury rate for
young workers, especially young male workers, is much
higher than that of the overall
population.
EVENTS
October 4-6,
2011
15th
Annual Health Work & Wellness™ Conference 2011: A
Business Imperative
Toronto,
Ont.
October 12-14,
2011
WorkSafeNB’s
31st Annual Health & Safety
Conference
Fredericton Convention
Centre
Fredericton,
N.B.
October 18-19,
2011
Le Grand Rendez-vous en Santé et
Sécurité du Travail 2010
Montreal, Que.
Tel: 514
395-1808
October 18-20,
2011
Healthcare
Canada Conference & Exhibition
Mississauga,
Ont.
October 20,
2011
Partners in
Prevention 2011 Rama Health & Safety Conference
& Trade Show - Rama
Barrie,
Ont.
October 24-26,
2011
2011 Alberta
Health & Safety Conference and Trade
Fair
Calgary,
Alta.
November 1-2,
2011
Partners
in Prevention 2011 Forum North Health & Safety
Conference & Trade
Show
Thunder Bay,
Ont.
November
2, 2011
Health and Safety Training for
Managers and Supervisors in the Canadian Federal
Jurisdiction
Vancouver,
B.C.
November
8-9, 2011
Health
and Safety Training for Managers and
Supervisors
Calgary,
Alta.
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