Internal Responsibility System | WCB NS

The Internal Responsibility System (IRS): We are all responsible making the workplace safe.

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Internal Responsibility System

safety and prevention

Workplace Health and Safety: Foundations and the IRS

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This slideshow is intended to support safe and healthy workplaces in Nova Scotia.

Workplace Health and Safety_Foundations and the IRS_Slideshow.pdf (259.96 KB)

training and orientation

Internal Responsibility System

rights and responsibilities

safety and prevention

Your Rights and Responsibilities

You have rights and responsibilities—at work and during a WCB claim. This page explains your safety rights under Nova Scotia’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and your role in keeping the workplace safe.

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Internal Responsibility System

Understand your role in workplace safety under the Internal Responsibility System.