Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia
Maintaining and promoting employee health and safety is one of several core business practices that assists the truck transportation industry in serving their customers effectively. Protecting employees from injuries such as slips, trips, falls, soft tissue injuries, violence and other hazards has several benefits:
Increased employee motivation and retention
Demonstrated social responsibility to customers
Increased revenue
Decreased costs associated with compensation claims and compliance orders
Business continuity
To support this effort, Nova Scotia Trucking Safety Association, in collaboration with the WCB Nova Scotia has brought together a series of resources to assist Nova Scotia’s truck transportation industry with the prevention of workplace related injuries and illnesses.
Workplace Incident Cost Calculator
When something goes wrong at work, the greatest costs aren’t financial at all – they’re the human costs for anyone who gets hurt, and the people that care about them. Don’t wait until you’re picking up the pieces to find out what an incident would cost you. Click here, select Trucking, enter your data, and get started today.
Small Business Safety Toolkit
The Small Business Toolkit is designed to help any person who wants to start or who is currently operating in the truck transportation industry. As a business you must have an Occupational Healthy & Safety Program.
The Small Business Toolkit is designed to help you:
Learn basic duties and responsibilities under the Nova Scotia Health and Safety Act and Regulations
Put a health and safety system in place to protect your workers from injury and illness at work
Understand how health and safety plays a role in the day-to-day operation of your business
Create a Safety & Prevention Program
Leadership and Training
Develop occupational health and safety policies
Identify management and employee responsibilities
Develop occupational health and safety programs
Establish a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee / Safety Representative
Identification and control hazards
Learning from Experience
Establish a Return-to-Work Program
Tools, Resources and Publications
Programs & Awards
The WCB has a number of initiatives to promote workplace safety and prevention in Nova Scotia.
Mainstay Awards
We’re celebrating excellence in workplace safety! The Mainstay Awards honor Nova Scotians who set the bar in keeping workers safe. Interested? Click to learn more and submit your application.