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Return to work - Getting Started pdf
This document outlines the importance of safe and timely return-to-work practices for injured employees in Nova Scotia, emphasizing benefits for both employees and employers.
WCB Long Term Benefits plus EERB pdf
This brochure explains WCB’s long-term benefits, including Permanent Impairment Benefits (PIB) and Extended Earnings Replacement Benefits (EERB), to support workers with permanent injuries through financial assistance and ongoing medical care.
Presumptive benefits for PTSD pdf
This resource provides essential information about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the workplace, including details on presumptive benefits for frontline and emergency response workers, the claim process, and available support services.
On The Job Training Program pdf
WCB Nova Scotia’s OJT program highlights safe and supportive on-the-job training for young workers, helping them gain skills and work experience.
Safety Laws and Regulations
Every employer and worker in Nova Scotia must follow safety laws. These laws set the rules for equipment, the work environment, and how jobs are done. They help prevent injuries and keep people safe. This page gives the basics, and links you to the…
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Hearing Health Services
This page gives audiologists and hearing service providers an overview of how WCB handles work-related noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) —including what’s covered, how claims are reported, what to document, and how to invoice. What’s covered …
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Employer webinar: New Service Model and the GPI Claims Process
Summary: Introduces Gradual Onset Psychological Injuries (GPI) as a newly recognized compensable condition under Nova Scotia’s Workers’ Compensation legislation, addressing mental health impacts that develop over time due to chronic…
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GPI claim journey | Role of Client Care Navigators | Pre-existing conditions
Summary: Introduces Gradual Onset Psychological Injuries (GPI) as a new compensable condition under WCB Nova Scotia, recognizing mental health injuries that develop over time from ongoing workplace stressors rather than a single traumatic…
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Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S)
Nova Scotia’s laws to keep workplaces safe At its heart, Nova Scotia’s OH&S Act and Regulations are about keeping people safe wherever work is happening. The Safety Branch of the Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills & Immigration…
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