News & Events

The WCB has a variety of FREE online certificate courses now available for all! Take advantage of enhancing your knowledge and understanding of the following topics:

• Hazard Assessment and Control
• Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee Basics
• Supervisor Safety
• Workplace Disability Management
• Workplace Safety for Young Workers

All courses are based on PEI legislation currently in effect and can be used as part of worker safety orientation or your workplace’s safety program.

 Access the courses here : https://wcbpei.skillspass.com/ 

Learn at your own pace, complete a course, and earn a certificate! 

The spring lobster fishing season is upon us on PEI! We wish our fishers well for a safe and bountiful season in both LFA26A and LFA24! The WCB has lots of resources to support captains and their crew stay safe on while on the water.

From the PEI Aquaculture Safety Code of Practice, to guidance about using PPE like lifejackets or PFDs, to working in heat and cold conditions, and preventing hazards like drowning, we have you covered. Check out our Aquaculture and Fishing specific web page for more information.

April 28 is the National Day of Mourning. On this day we remember workers we lost to work-related injuries and illnesses.

The PEI Federation of Labour is hosting an event on April 28, 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Hall, 101 Prince St., Charlottetown.

If a work-related injury or illness causes you to travel for a health care appointment, you may be eligible for travel and related expenses. Find out more here 

Register Now!

Our 2024 Workplace Health and Safety Conference takes place on May 9, 2024.

Registration deadline is May 3, 2024. All the details and online registration here.

Excavation and trenching work is inherently dangerous. Cave-ins, struck-by injuries, slips, trips and falls can occur without warning.

Don’t become the worst-case scenario. Learn more about safe Excavation and Trenching 

Our final Winter/Spring Workplace Safety Education Sessions is coming up on April 30 ? Health and Safety Orientation + Training

Space is limited, register now.

Watch from more in-person safety sessions coming this fall! 

Falling from heights car cause significant work-related injuries and unfortunately, it can happen in a split-second. Follow these tips to stay safe.

The WCB Board of Directors has approved, in principle, amendments to the following policies:

 
• POL-19, Employer Registration
 
• POL-74, Worker
 

We invite you to provide your feedback by May 9, 2024.