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WHMIS/WHMIS 2015 Train the Trainer Program
Nova Scotia Trucking Safety Association is offering our very popular WHMIS-WHMIS 2015 Train the Trainer program. This program covers the...
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- Oct 3, 2017
- 2 min
Program for Reducing Back and Muscular Injuries
This past April, Nova Scotia Trucking Safety Association held our annual Trucking Safety Matters Conference. A guest speaker that...
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- Sep 16, 2017
- 1 min
Worlds Largest Truck Convoy - September 23, 2017
Its that time of year again, yahoo. The Special Olympics Truck Convoy is happening in Halifax September 23, 2017. NSTSA is a proud...
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- Sep 5, 2017
- 2 min
National Trucking Week 2017
National Trucking Week 2017 celebrates this amazing truck transportation industry. Most of the general public take trucks on our roadways...
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- Aug 19, 2017
- 1 min
Nova Scotia Vehicle Compliance Station Phone Numbers
Below is the complete list of Vehicle Compliance telephone numbers for each scale house in the province of Nova Scotia. The list of each...
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- Aug 19, 2017
- 2 min
Touch A Truck Sydney
4th Annual Touch A Truck Sydney The Kinsmen Club of Sydney in conjunction with the Children’s Wish Foundation presents the 4th annual...
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- Aug 1, 2017
- 1 min
New Training Programs Offered - The Working Mind
NSTSA is pleased to announce we are introducing a new training program for the trucking industry. The training program is based on the...
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- Jun 21, 2017
- 1 min
June 2017 TDG Newsletter
The June 2017 TDG newsletter from Transport Canada is now available for download. You can download the June 2017 TDG newsletter here If...
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- Jun 8, 2017
- 2 min
Check Yer Nuts
NSTSA is launching a new campaign today called Check Yer Nuts based around the documented pre-trip that professional drivers are required...
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- May 29, 2017
- 1 min
Supplier Transition Dates For WHMIS 2015 Extended by One Year
Health Canada has announced changes to the WHMIS 2015 supplier transition timelines. Manufacturers and importers now have until June 1,...
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- May 29, 2017
- 2 min
Occupational Health and Safety Act Changes in Nova Scotia
For Nova Scotia companies that are provincially regulated, there are changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act you must know...
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- May 10, 2017
- 1 min
Touch-A-Truck Sensory-Friendly
Nova Scotia Trucking Safety Association is pleased to be co-presenting with Playing and Learning Together , a Touch -A- Truck event in...
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- May 8, 2017
- 1 min
2017 Spring Weight Restrictions on Paved Roads will be Lifted
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal says spring weight restrictions will be removed from paved roads in the...
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- May 8, 2017
- 2 min
Westray Mines 25 Years Ago Today
It was May 9, 1992. At 5:18 a.m., far beneath the small town of Plymouth, N.S., a sudden gush of methane gas escaped from the Foord coal...
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- Apr 30, 2017
- 2 min
Changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act in Nova Scotia
Changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act that will help keep Nova Scotians safe at work will take effect on June 12. “These...
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- Apr 29, 2017
- 1 min
Partial Road Openings in Nova Scotia May 1,2017
Effective 12:01 a.m., Monday, May 1,2017 spring weight restrictions will be removed from the following counties in Nova Scotia: —...
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- Mar 22, 2017
- 2 min
Truck Transportation Industry Must Work Together to Reduce & Eliminate Wheel Separations
NSTSA is launching an on-going education campaign based on reducing and eliminating wheel separations from transport trucks and trailers....
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- Mar 22, 2017
- 1 min
International Road Check Day 2017-Cargo Securement
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 30th annual International Roadcheck will take place June 6-8, 2017. Over a 72-hour...
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- Mar 12, 2017
- 1 min
Spring Weight Restrictions - Province of Nova Scotia
With spring just around the corner, many provincially owned roads are under spring weight restrictions. Spring weight restrictions start...
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- Mar 1, 2017
- 2 min
Working Mind Certification Program Info Session
The Mental Health Commission of Canada Presents The Working Mind Certification Program Information Session The Nova Scotia Trucking...
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