Friday is a National Day of Mourning to remember those who lost their lives, were injured or experienced illness due to their work
Last year, 30 people lost their lives due to their work, 8 from fatal accidents and 22 from occupational disease. Over the past five years, WorkplaceNL accepted 145 claims for work-related deaths.
ServiceNL Minister Sarah Stoodley says injury rates have been going down. She says in the last 5 years the lost time injury rate in this province is 1.5 per injuries per 100 workers. The Minister says it’s a part of Occupational Health and Safety 's responsibility to inspect workplaces. She says they completed 4500 OHS inspections during the last year, with over 900 orders, and 467 stop work orders. Minister Stoodley says everyone should expect a safe place to work but it’s everyone’s responsibility to keep safety top of mind.
Both pilot and passenger uninjured after a helicopter crash on the west coast March 19th
RCMP NL respond to over 500 calls during the long Easter weekend
18 new RNC officers sworn in and some of them are headed to Corner Brook
No serious injuries for an on-duty RCMP officer involved in a crash near Stephenville Crossing on Monday
Funding approved for 7 west coast communities through Community Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation program
