As of June 12, 2017 amendments made to the Occupational Health and Safety Act will come into effect. The changes will address the following:
- clarify the definition of an injury or serious incident and how to report it
- extend the authority of the OHS director to deal with repeat offenders who continue to put others at risk of serious injury
View the OHS Bulletin – Act Amendments for more details of the amendments.
View a copy of the updated OHS Act.
For anyone interested in reviewing the details of the revised Act, visit the link to Bill 165 (below):
http://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/62nd_2nd/3rd_read/b165.htm
