Nova Scotia’s WCB Offers Reminders to Keep New Workers Safe This Summer

Nova Scotia’s WCB offers reminders to keep new workers safe this summer

(auremar/Adobe Stock) Although Nova Scotia’s workplace injury rate is at an all-time low, the province’s workers’ compensation board is reminding employers that people entering the workforce for the first time are more likely to be hurt as summer job season kicks into high gear. The number of people under 25 hurt on the job dropped from 602 in 2021 to 536 last year. There’s a particular drop among the youngest workers — 124 Nova Scotians under a…

Nova Scotia employers have an important role in keeping new and young workers safe this summer - CanadianSME Small Business Magazine

While Nova Scotia’s injury rate is at an all-time low, people entering the workforce for the first time are more likely to be hurt. As school ends and summer job season kicks into high gear, employers are welcoming new and young workers into the workplace. And those days of summer aren’t just longer and warmer, they also come with new workplace risks as new and young workers are more likely to be hurt on the job. Like injuries overall, young wor…