Community News
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‘Spit at or punched or poked’: Sask. health staff top list of violently injured workers
More health workers in Saskatchewan are being compensated for violent on-the-job injuries than police or corrections officers, according to newly released statistics from the province’s Workers’…
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Amendments Make It Easier for Emergency Response Workers to Access PTSD Benefits
LABOUR/ADVANCED EDUCATION–Amendments Make It Easier for Emergency Response Workers to Access PTSD Benefits —————————————————————- Government is making it easier for emergency response workers diagnosed with…
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EMPOWER Partnership Looking for Participants
The EMPOWER Partnership is a team of researchers, health experts, stakeholders across the world that recognize the importance of worker health and well-being. EMPOWER engages…
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Reflecting on Safety-Healthcare Safety Award
The number of potential health and safety risks in any health-care organization is astounding. Not only do you need to worry about slips and trips,…
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AWARE-NS Board Recruitment Notice
Click here for AWARE-NS Board Member Application
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STOP! Clean Your Hands.
It’s time for patients and providers to come together for clean hands – STOP! Clean Your Hands Day returns Friday, May 5, 2017. The theme…
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Workplace Safety Survey
Please take 10 minutes and share your thoughts on workplace safety in the long term care, home care, and community services sectors. Please complete this…
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WCB Third Quarter Report 2016
Injury rate remains at historic low in NS Those who are hurt at work tend to be off longer Nova Scotia’s workers and employers continued…
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Recommendations on Improving Safety in Community Emergency Departments
The province has accepted 12 recommendations to improve safety and security in community emergency departments. A working group tasked with finding ways to improve safety…
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