We develop educational resources for a variety of sectors to support healthy and safe workplaces in New Brunswick. You can search our publications by title and date below to print or view online. To order printed publications, please email publications@ws-ts.nb.ca.
Guide to Logging and Silviculture
Type: Guidelines
Date: February 22, 2023
Français: Guide des opérations de bûcheronnage et de sylviculture
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Description:
Working in the woods presents many potential hazards. This guide was developed to help employers and employees understand the General Regulation 91-191 (Reg. 91-191) Section 21 Logging and Silviculture Operations including the regulation changes that were implemented April 1, 2022.
E-News - January 2023
Type: E-News
Date: January 10, 2023
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Guide for Developing a Code of Practice for Hand-Arm Vibration
Type: Guidelines
Date: February 27, 2020
Last Revised: December 22, 2022
Français: Guide d’élaboration d’un code de directives pratiques pour les vibrations transmises aux mains et aux bras
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By law, employers must assess and identify measures to eliminate or reduce risks from exposure to hand-arm vibration. Overexposure to vibration can result in white finger disease, also known as Raynaud’s phenomenon. A code of practice will help employers identify specific workplace hazards and to clearly describe everything necessary to protect workers from hand-arm vibration.
E-News: October 2022
Type: E-News
Date: October 4, 2022
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Checklist for Lockout
Type: Checklists
Date: March 11, 2014
Last Revised: September 1, 2022
Français: Liste de contrôle – Verrouillage
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Description:
This checklist is meant to be used as a guideline and is not exhaustive.
Confined Space – Code of Practice Checklist
Type: Checklists
Date: September 1, 2022
Français: Espaces clos – Code de directives pratiques
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Description:
A code of practice for confined space is a written record of regulatory requirements needed before working in a confined space.
Electrical Injuries - Still Happening After All These Years
Type: Hazard Alerts
Date: June 17, 2011
Last Revised: September 1, 2022
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Description:
The electrical hazards that continue to injure and kill workers tend to be simple, obvious and well-known. Why do these incidents keep happening?
Electrical Pencil Testers Can be Shocking | PDF Version
Type: Hazard Alerts
Date: November 23, 2012
Last Revised: September 1, 2022
Français: Les testeurs électriques de tension peuvent entraîner un choc électrique
| Version PDF
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Description:
A certified electrician suffered minor burns from an electrical shock after using a non-contact voltage tester, also known as a pencil tester, to verify the presence of AC voltage.
Tandem Lift Weight Limits Cannot be Ignored | PDF Version
Type: Hazard Alerts
Date: August 17, 2012
Last Revised: September 1, 2022
Français: Il faut respecter les limites de masse dans un levage en tandem
| Version PDF
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Description:
Considerable damage and expense was incurred, and two highway construction workers were injured, during a complex tandem lift involving two cranes.
Work on Live Fixture Causes Fatal Accident | PDF Version
Type: Hazard Alerts
Date: December 23, 2009
Last Revised: September 1, 2022
Français: Des travaux sur un appareil d’éclairage sous tension causent un accident mortel
| Version PDF
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Description:
An experienced electrician was fatally injured while changing fluorescent light fixtures.
