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For Immediate Release November 24, 2020 New Provincial Health & Safety Organization Launched to Foster Safety Culture in Manufacturing and Processing Sectors ST. JOHN’S NL – With a rate of 2.9 per 100 workers, the manufacturing sector had almost double the...

November 9, 2020 WorkplaceNL holds discounted average assessment rate at $1.69 St. John’s, NL – Effective January 1, 2021, WorkplaceNL will hold the average assessment rate paid by employers at $1.69 per $100 of payroll, including a temporary $0.21 discount. The...

Work safe. Home safe. Every day. Those six words are why we do what we do. Our collaborative goal is that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians working in the manufacturing and processing sectors go home healthy and safe to their families every day. As a provincial...

WorkplaceNL reports 2019 workplace injury rates
St. John’s, NL – The lost-time incidence rate due to workplace injury or illness in Newfoundland and Labrador remained at 1.6 per 100 workers in 2019.

Manufacturing sector had highest lost-time incident rate than any other sector last year.

St. John’s, NL – WorkplaceNL has approved $1.5 million, over five years, for the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters NL Division (CME NL) to create a manufacturing and processing safety sector council in the province.