The New Brunswick Small Business HR CONNEXION

 

8. Work Place HEALTH AND Safety

Find workplace health and safety information in Canada, with links to reliable resources from CCOHS and external providers. Conveniently access informative articles, databases, fact sheets, research reports, and more, free of charge.

It has been shown that young, new and migrant workers are at more risk of injury than their older or more experienced counterparts, especially in the first four to six months of employment. Discover resources for employers, parents, teachers as well as young or new workers to help raise health and safety awareness and prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.

Healthy workplaces are physical and social environments that support individual and organizational health.
When health is promoted in the workplace:

    • Employers can look forward to less absenteeism, lower turnover rates and increased productivity and job satisfaction

 

  • Employees will experience improved health, reduced work-related stress and illness and an improved balance between their work and family obligations.