• WCB Nova Scotia provides a resource centre to support you in navigating through the key principles and best practices associated with PH&S.

• Nova SAFE is a new Safety Branch resource that offers a modern and convenient way for Nova Scotian employers, supervisors, and workers to access important safety information on regulatory requirements for a variety of Occupational Health and Safety and Technical Safety topics.

• This guide is designed to help employers and employees to understand the requirements to implement a JOHSC or a Health and Safety Representative.

Slips, Trips & Falls

http://www.worksafeforlife.ca/Home/Injury-Prevention/Protecting-your-Body/Slips-Trips-Falls

Musculoskeletal Injuries

http://www.worksafeforlife.ca/Home/Injury-Prevention/Protecting-your-Body/Musculoskeletal-Injuries

Your Return-to-Work Program

https://www.wcb.ns.ca/Return-to-Work/Your-Return-to-Work-Program.aspx

Regulations

https://novascotia.ca/lae/healthandsafety/pubs.asp#regs

Nova Scotia OHS Act

https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/legc/statutes/occupational%20health%20and%20safety.pdf

• The Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety offers FREE online safety training to the residences of Nova Scotia.
• There are 33 online courses to choose from – a limit of 8 courses per person, per calendar year.

• The Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) provides resources that are available to help you make your next safety meeting engaging and informative.

Topics Include:

• Protecting yourself: find out how small changes can make a big difference to reduce the injuries in NS.
• Tools for a safer workplace: safety education is required for all workplaces. These tools can help you get started!
• Examples of safe and healthy workplaces begin with everyone stepping in. See where these journeys have led.

• A WCB Safety Certified accreditation is issued to companies who have passed an audit of their health and safety management system.
• A WCB Safety Certified audit measures the effectiveness of a company’s health and safety management system across 23 elements.

• The Create a Program contains eight simple steps to help you make working safe a top-of-mind concern throughout your organization.
• The eight steps give you the basics for starting an effective and sustainable health and safety program.

• The Small Business Safety Toolkit provide tools for management including information on how to create a safe workplace.