Publications
- Annual Reports, Business Plans, Strategy Documents
- Other Reports
- Databases
- Building and Equipment Safety
- Employment and Workplaces
- Better Regulation
Annual Reports, Business Plans, Strategy Documents
Labour and Workforce Development Strategic Planning
French-language Services Plan
Labour and Workforce Development Business Plans
Labour and Workforce Development Business Plans
- 2007-2008 (PDF: 230k)
- 2006-2007 (PDF: 168k)
- 2006-2007 Budget Highlights:
- Competitiveness & Compliance Initiative (PDF: 14k)
- Environmental Home Assessment Program (PDF: 13k)
- Land Acquisition (PDF: 11k)
- Elimination of the Liquor Licence Levy (PDF: 11k)
- Septage Treatment Assistance Program (PDF: 13k)
- Trade Union Act (PDF: 14k)
- 2005-2006 (PDF: 145k)
- 2005-2006 Business Plan Highlights (PDF: 20k)
- 2004-2005 (PDF: 53k)
- 2004-2005 Budget Background: Protecting Priorities (PDF: 308k)
- 2003-2004 (PDF: 170k)
Labour and Workforce Development Accountability Reports
- Fiscal Year 2008-2009 (PDF: 810k)
- Fiscal Year 2007-2008 (PDF: 226k)
- Fiscal Year 2006-2007 (PDF: 389k)
- Fiscal Year 2005-2006 (PDF: 480k)
- Fiscal Year 2004-2005 (PDF: 405k)
- Fiscal Year 2003-2004 (PDF: 631k)
- Fiscal Year 2002-2003 (PDF: 427k)
Workers' Advisers Program Reports
- October, November, December 2008 (PDF: 60k)
- July, August, September 2008 (PDF: 64k)
- April, May, June 2008 (PDF: 53k)
- January, February, March 2008 (PDF: 124k)
- October, November, December 2007 (PDF: 52k)
- July, August, September 2007 (PDF: 66k)
- April, May, June 2007 (PDF: 132k)
- January, February, March 2007 (PDF: 158k)
- October, November, December 2006 (PDF: 186k)
- April, May, June 2006 (PDF: 52k)
- January, February, March 2006 (PDF: 67k)
- October, November, December 2005 (PDF: 75k)
- July, August, September 2005 (PDF: 69k)
- April, May, June 2005 (PDF: 66k)
- January, February, March 2005 (PDF: 26k)
- October, November, December 2004 (PDF: 64k)
- July, August, September 2004 (PDF: 62k)
- April, May, June 2004 (PDF: 61k)
- Annual Report, 2003-2004 (PDF: 327k)
Occupational Health and Safety Annual Reports
- Ending March 31, 2007 (PDF: 669k)
- Ending March 31, 2006 (PDF: 182k)
- Ending March 31, 2005 (PDF: 248k)
- Ending March 31, 2004 (PDF: 387k)
Highlights (PDF: 113k) - Ending March 31, 2003 (PDF: 338k)
Highlights (PDF: 15k) - Ending March 31, 2002 (PDF: 336k)
Highlights (PDF: 18k) - Ending March 31, 2001 (PDF: 1.1mb)
Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) Annual Reports
- Ending March, 1999 (PDF: 72k)
- Ending March, 1998 (PDF: 121k)
Workers' Compensation Review Committee
- The Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Program: A Focused Review (Dorsey Report) (PDF: 1.6mb) (March 2002)
- Government's Response to the Report of the Workers' Compensation Review Committee (Dorsey Report Response) (PDF: 34k)
Other Reports
- The Westray Story - Report of the Westray Mine Public Inquiry (1997)
Databases
- Databases
[ Grievance Arbitrations, Labour Agreements, Labour Relations Board, Labour Standards Tribunal, Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal/Workers' Compensation Board ]
Building and Equipment Safety
Fire Safety
- Home Escape Plan (PDF: 207k)
- Nova Scotia Fire Services - Occupational Health and Safety Reference Guide (PDF: 67k)
- Holiday Fire Safety Tips (PDF: 7k)
- Revisions to Renewal Notice (form 8A) (PDF: 438k)
Employment and Workplaces
Employment Rights
- Guide to the Labour Standards Code (PDF: 251k)
- Guide du code des normes de travail (PDF: 382k)
- Labour Standards Tribunal (Database)
Health and Safety
Plain Language and Reference Guides- Construction Project Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (PDF: 157k)
- Fall Protection and Scaffolding Regulations - Reference Guide - Text Only (PDF: 301k)
- Fall Protection and Scaffolding Regulations - Reference Guide - Appendices A to M, Graphics (PDF: 230k)
- First Aid Regulations - Reference Guide (PDF: 165k)
- First Aid Regulations - Plain Language Guide (PDF: 537k)
- General Blasting Regulations - Reference Guide (PDF: 444k)
- Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees - A Practical Guide for Single Employer Workplaces (PDF: 380k)
- Guide to the Occupational Diving Regulations for the Seafood Harvesting Industry (PDF: 58k)
- Nova Scotia Fire Services - Occupational Health and Safety Reference Guide (PDF: 67k) (published by the Nova Scotia Office of the Fire Marshal)
- Occupational Diving Regulations Reference Guide (PDF: 179k)
- Occupational Health and Safety Act - Reference Guide (PDF: 592k)
- Occupational Health Regulations - Reference Guide (PDF: 55k)
- Occupational Safety General Regulations
- Plain Language Guide - Part 3: Personal Protective Equipment (PDF: 547k)
- Plain Language Guide - Part 6: Lock-out (PDF: 625k)
- Reference Guide (PDF: 1010k)
- Overview of Occupational Diving Regulations (PDF: 16k)
- Reference Guide to the Violence in the Workplace Regulations (PDF: 231k)
- Underground Mining Regulations - Reference Guide (PDF: 760k)
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- A Guide to WHMIS - The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (PDF: 1.1mb)
- Interpretation Guide for Nova Scotia's WHMIS Regulations (PDF: 1.4mb)
- Reference Guide (Nova Scotia) (PDF: 513k)
- Your Rights, Responsibilities, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (PDF: 1.7mb)
- Vos droits, vos responsabilits, et la loi sur la sant et sur la scurit au travail (PDF: 554k)
- Assessing the Risk of Workplace Violence (PDF: 338k)
- Can you spot the hazards? (PDF: 120k)
- Crime prevention in your business (PDF: 918k)
- Diving Codes of Practice - Infosheet ODR-2 (PDF: 14k)
- Diving Supervisor's Record (Log Sheet) (PDF: 57k)
- Ergonomics Factsheets
- 6 Steps to an Ergonomics Mindset (PDF: 15k)
- Adjusting Your Computer Workstation (PDF: 16k)
- Approaches to Improving Lifting Tasks (PDF: 43k)
- How Much is Safe to Lift? (PDF: 12k)
- Standing on the Job (PDF: 34k)
- Working with Laptop Computers (PDF: 37k)
- Fish Safe (PDF: 1.4mb)
- The Forest Professional - Guidelines for the Stewards of Tomorrow's Forests (3rd Ed.) (PDF: 1mb)
- Hiring Divers: The Basics - Infosheet ODR-1 (PDF: 15k)
- Loss Control Manual for the Wood Products Manufacturing and Handling Industry (PDF: 2.6mb)
- Nova Scotia Video Catalogue (PDF: 198k)
- Safety Tips for Taxi Drivers (PDF: 253k)
- Structural Steel/Steel Deck Erection Industry Guidleines (PDF: 279k)
- Toxicological Index - Data Sheet Users' Guide (PDF: 569k)
- Tree Care Guidelines (PDF: 99k)
- Which Labour Laws Apply to You? (PDF: 388k)
- WHMIS Posters in English (PDF: 136k) or French (PDF: 132k)
Injured Workers
Pensions
- Pension Benefits Act: A Guide to Understanding the Division of Pensions and Pension Benefits for Separating Spouses and Partners (PDF: 65k)
- CAPSA Guideline No. 2: Electronic Communications in the Pension Industry (PDF: 115k)
Unionized Workplaces
- Grievance Arbitrations (Database)
- Labour Agreements (Database) Formerly: Collective Agreements
- Labour Relations Board / Construction Industry Panel Decisions (Database)
- Arbitration Discussion Paper : Dispute Resolution in Healthcare and Community Services Collective Bargaining (PDF: 268k)
Better Regulation
- Better Regulation Initiative Factsheet (PDF: 232k)
- Competitiveness and Compliance Initiative Factsheet (PDF: 194k)
- Inspection and Investigation Training Factsheet (PDF: 216k)
- Labour and Workforce Development's P2 Program: Helping Business Go Green Factsheet (PDF: 245k)
- Improving Public Safety: Boosts Competitiveness and Compliance Factsheet (PDF: 255k)
- Occupational Diving Safety Strategy (PDF: 193k)
- Amusement Devices Mechanic Training Program (PDF: 263k)
- Labour Standards Self-Audits (PDF: 206k)
- 'Minding Your Business' (PDF: 212k)