Working safer in Nova Scotia

May 1st-7th is Safety and Health Week in Nova Scotia. Along with raising awareness about physical and psychological healthy and safe workplaces, we have a chance to see the safety statistics from the past year. The Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia notes there were fewer people who lost time from work due to injury in 2021. But there are some jobs where you're more likely to be hurt than others that might come as a surprise along with the most prevalent types of injuries including PTSD. Along with the risks to an aging workforce, there were other revelations according to WCB CEO Stuart MacLean. We end the conversation with a look back 30 years to the lessons of the Westray Mine disaster and whether there's a chance something like that could ever happen again in Nova Scotia.