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Job Site Health and Safety cont’dWhy would my company be chosen _as a WorkSafeNB focus firm or as part of aWorkSafeNB focus industry?Some industries and workplaces have significantly highaccident records. Through statistical analysis, WorkSafeNBidentifies these industries and companies, and focusesthe attention on their health and safety practices.WorkSafeNB works to improve the accident records ofthese companies and industries through inspections,consultations and business case models.WorkSafeNB selects individual companies fromthe focus industry for special attention.Employees from WorkSafeNB’s WorkSafe Services Divisionapproach these companies for intensive intervention,and encourage them to implement full and improvedhealth and safety programs. Health and safety officers,health and safety consultants, ergonomic consultantsand education consultants are all available to help thesecompanies, depending upon their individual needs.WorkSafeNB Health and SafetyResourcesThere are a wide variety of health and safety resourcesavailable through WorkSafeNB, including:• Health and safety modelsWorkSafeNB has developed and is promoting aworld-class health and safety model forNew Brunswick workplaces, called 5* 22. It is ahealth and safety model based upon five corefundamentals and 22 topic areas that, if fullyimplemented, will raise a company to a high level ofhealth and safety practice. Included is an audit tool,which ensures that management’s perception of thecompany’s health and safety program is understoodby all levels of workers. The tool also provides a roadmap for improvement.• WorkSafeNB publicationsWorkSafeNB publishes a wide variety of documentsto help employers improve health and safety.WorkSafeNB’s website (www.worksafenb.ca)contains materials on several subjects, including:• Hazard alerts that pinpoint and inform about risksand hazards in a wide variety of New Brunswickindustries.• WorkSafeNB’s newsletter.• Links to the Occupational Health and Safety Act,the Workers’ Compensation Act, and the WorkplaceHealth, Safety and Compensation Commission Act.• Guidelines for specialized prevention initiativessuch as ergonomics.• Booklets covering subjects such as JHSC formationand management.• Annual WorkSafeNB Health and SafetyConferenceEach year WorkSafeNB holds one of the largest healthand safety conferences in Atlantic Canada. Expertspeakers conduct workshops on all aspects of healthand safety, and workshops are designed to deliverboth the fundamentals and more sophisticatedinformation that will help you implement and applythe building blocks of health and safety at yourworkplace.27
In Case of an AccidentDefinition of aN_aCCidentUnder the WC Act, an accident must arise out ofemployment and in the course of employment, and includesone of the following:• A wilful and intentional act, not being the act of theworker who suffers the accident.• A chance event or incident occasioned by a physical ornatural cause.• A disablement caused by an occupational disease.• A disablement or disabling condition caused byemployment.An accident does not include the disablement of mentalstress or caused by mental stress, unless it resulted froman acute reaction to a traumatic event.What is an occupational disease?An occupational disease is a disease declared to be anoccupational disease by regulation, a disease peculiarto or characteristic of an industrial process, trade, oroccupation, or a disease that arises out of and in thecourse of employment.What if there has been an accident at my jobsite, and how soon do I need to report theaccident to WorkSafeNB?There are separate accident reporting requirementsunder both the WC Act and the OHS Act. Certain accidents,involving an employer or a worker who is subject to theWC Act, must be reported to WorkSafeNB. Notificationto WorkSafeNB under the WC Act may still requirenotification under the OHS Act. Both workers andemployers are responsible for reporting accidents.In the event of an accident, injury or industrial disease atyour job site, you must immediately:• Provide or pay the cost of immediate transportationfrom the injury site to a medical treatment facility.• Report the injury to WorkSafeNB:• Immediately, if the accident results in or mayresult in a fatality, loss of limb, occupationaldisease, or hospitalization.• Within 24 hours of occurrence, in the case ofan accidental explosion or an accidental exposureto a biological, chemical or physical agent at aworkplace.Under the WC Act, all employers with three or more usually employed workers (full- or part-time)are required to register with WorkSafeNB. Only these insured employers and those who voluntarilyapply for coverage are required to file a Form 67. Under the OHS Act, however, ALL employers,regardless of size, must report to WorkSafeNB any injuries or illnesses that occur at the workplace.✱28
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