The National Alliance for Safety and Health in Healthcare welcomes the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health’s release of an operational plan on budget day that focuses in part on improving home and long-term care for seniors and enhancing safety for healthcare workers.
Bolstered by the federal government’s investment of $190.3 million for home care included in Saskatchewan’s 10-year health funding agreement, efforts to achieve a culture of safety, including continued focus on the implementation of the Safety Management System across all healthcare service lines, could significantly improve seniors’ care in this province.
Much work needs to be done to achieve the provincial government’s goal of no patients or staff being harmed by 2020, and a co-ordinated national strategy is critical to addressing health human resources challenges on the frontline of elder care across the country.
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Every year on April 28 we pay our respects to, and remember, the thousands of workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents.
We also honor the many families and friends who have been deeply affected by these tragedies.
Every worker has the right to return home safe and sound at the end of each work day.
By working together – with employers, workers and our health and safety partners – we can prevent worker injuries and deaths before they occur.
You can attend this year’s ceremonies at the following locations:
Halifax
11:00 a.m. – Friday April 28th
Nova Scotia Legislature (Province House) grounds (inside if weather doesn’t permit). Wreath laying invited.
For information:
Joan Wark
NS Federation of Labour
902.454.6735
[email protected]
Sydney, Cape Breton
11:00 a.m. – Friday April 28th
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 128 on 850 Victoria Road, Whitney Pier
Flower laying invited (rather than wreaths)
Host: Cape Breton and District Labour Council
Bouquets of flowers free of ribbons/pins/styrofoam are invited
Refreshments will be served after the ceremony
For information:
Carmie Erickson
President, Cape Breton District Labour Council
902.322.5119
Lunenburg
4:00 pm – Friday April 28th
Fisherman’s Memorial on the Lunenburg Waterfront
Host: South Shore Labour Council and Town of Lunenburg
Bring flowers in lieu of wreaths; they will be donated to Harborview Haven Nursing Home after the ceremony
For information:
Dianne Frittenburg
South Shore Labour Council President
902-521-7782
Port Hawkesbury
7:00 p.m. – Friday April 28th
UNIFOR Local 972 Union Hall, 323 Reeves Street (next to Dairy Queen)
Host: Strait Area District Labour Council
No wreath-laying
Reception to follow
For information:
Jennifer Benoit
Strait Area Labour Council President
902.870.7665
Kentville
7:00 p.m. – Friday April 28th
New monument in Memorial Park on Park St. (Main Street)
Host: Annapolis Valley Labour Council
Wreath laying invited
Reception to follow at the Labour Council Office at 362 Main Street
For information:
Wayne Kelley
Annapolis Valley Labour Council President
902-848-6834
Yarmouth
12:00 p.m. – Friday April 28th
Fisherman’s Memorial, Water Street, Yarmouth
Host: South West Labour Group
Wreaths and yellow carnations invited
Some carnations will be on hand
Further info contact event chair Lisa Potter
902-245-2990 email [email protected]
Trenton
6 p.m.
119 Park Road, Trenton
Wreath laying invited
For information:
Mary Lloyd
[email protected]
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In recent Canadian OH&S News legal precedent has been set in relation to WCB insurance and bullying in the workplace. Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island (WCB) recently awarded benefits to a Hazelbrook, P.E.I. woman, after ruling that her husband’s death by cardiac arrest had been linked to workplace bullying. The reward to the widow was “based on a finding of fact that there was bullying, that there was resultant stress, that that stress was of a degree in severity that induced a heart attack, and that heart attack was fatal,” said her lawyer. The widow’s lawyer in this case James W. Macnutt explained that he and his colleagues, in preparation for this case, attempted to find legal precedent involving a link between workplace bullying and a fatality.
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Nova Scotia’s Workplace Safety and Insurance System Annual Meeting 2017
Save the Date: Monday June 19, 2017
Come join us and hear our guest speakers talk about the role of leadership in transforming safety culture and learn about the work that is currently underway for the development of a Workplace Safety Action Plan for Health and Community services.
September 29th, 2016
To register click here
The much anticipated addition to the Workplace Violence Prevention Program has been launched. Be sure to check out Step 4. Follow the direct link for details.
https://awarens.ca/?p=3281
Earlier this spring WCB NS released a draft policy regarding Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) and they asked system stakeholders, such as employers, to comment on the proposed draft changes.
Office of the Employer Association NS (OEA NS) held employer consultation sessions and convened a committee of employers who met between May and July to look at the proposed draft policy, complete a cross jurisdictional scan and review relevant OHS standards from Canada and the USA in workplace noise assessment and adjudication. Jennifer Bullman WCB Specialist was the representative from CDHA on this committee.
AWARE-NS had posted this communication on their website early in April to allow for follow up.
The due date for all stakeholders who wish to comment on the WCB’s proposed policy draft is Thursday July 31, 2014. OEA NS wrote, at the urging of employers, to the Minister of Labour to request additional time for consultation on this policy however this request was denied. Later this fall, employers and OEA NS expect the NS Dept. of Labour and Advanced Education (OHS Div.) to release their draft of phase 2 of Workplace Safety Regulations, of which noise is an important topic. OEA believes both drafts should have had a consultation period which enabled employers to review both drafts concurrently. But this did not occur.
As you know it is important for employers to respond to this draft policy and the proposed changes. It is important for the WCB NS to understand employer’s concerns which arise from the draft policy. Please click here if you would like to access a form letter for response.
They are asking that it be placed on your DHA letterhead, signed and sent back to OES by fax at 902.252.3466 before July 31, 2014 so it can be included in the submission for employers.
