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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, 20171 min read


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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Oct 3, 20172 min read


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 16, 20171 min read


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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Sep 5, 20172 min read


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, 20171 min read


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 19, 20172 min read


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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Aug 1, 20171 min read


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 21, 20171 min read


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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Jun 8, 20172 min read


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, 20171 min read


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 29, 20172 min read


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 10, 20171 min read


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, 20171 min read


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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May 8, 20172 min read


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 30, 20172 min read


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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Apr 29, 20171 min read


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, 20172 min read


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 22, 20171 min read


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 12, 20171 min read


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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Mar 1, 20172 min read
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