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What is North American Occupational Safety and Health Week?

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSHW) The first week of each May is set aside, North American-wide, to focus employers, employees, partners and the public on occupational health and safety.  NAOSHW brings awareness to the importance of preventing injury and illness – in the workplace, at home and in the community.  In 2009, […]

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Snow Day or Sick Day?

Another Sick Day….Or is it a Another Snow Day? Quite unexpectedly for many parents, today is a snow day for children throughout Nova Scotia.   Unfortunately, when schools unexpectedly close because of weather, working parents with younger children have to scramble to find alternative child care arrangements.  Many of these parents may end up missing work  […]

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