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.
Port Saunders RCMP looking for Daniel Pittman, last seen in the Anchor Point area on Saturday
Resource Enforcement officers looking for information about a fire in Trout River
Wild Cove opens for regular operations but crews continuing to smother the fire
Qalipu First Nation Chief and Council met in St. John's for the first time to include members in that area
Route 340 near Lewisporte is closed both ways due to a motor vehicle collision
