News release

Nova Scotians Reminded to Keep Safety First at Work

Labour and Advanced Education (Jan. 2011 - Aug. 2021)

The province is reminding Nova Scotians of the importance of workplace safety during North American Occupational Health and Safety Week, which runs to Saturday, May 12.

Labour and Advanced Education Minister Marilyn More helped kick off the week, which includes safety events and workshops across the province, at a ceremony held in Halifax today at Pier 21.

"Safety is not only a fundamental right for all Nova Scotians, it also the foundation for any productive and successful workplace," said Ms. More. "North American Occupational Health and Safety Week brings together employers, employees and safety professionals to discuss best practices and trends. This event reinforces the need to ingrain safety into all aspects of our work."

"The week unites us in a common cause against the unnecessary heartache and loss that so often accompanies a workplace injury or fatality," said Stuart MacLean, CEO of the Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia. "It's a week that reminds us that we can all do something to be safer at work."

The week began Sunday with Steps for Life - Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy events in Halifax and Windsor.

The province has teamed up with the CNIB and Workers' Compensation Board to host free eye-safety sessions at Nova Scotia Community College campuses in Kentville today, Dartmouth on Tuesday and Sydney on Wednesday. To sign up for a workshop, visit www.wcb.ns.ca/CNIB2012workshops.

For more information on North American Occupational Health and Safety Week, visit www.naosh.ca .