The Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees code of practice provides information
on the role of a Joint OHS Committee, as well as how to develop and maintain an effective
committee. This code includes guidelines on how to run meetings and maintain appropriate
records for the OHS program at a workplace.

The Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission has these posters available in other official languages of the NWT. Click arrow to view/download all... 

On a summer’s morning in June, a worker with a power saw was cutting a 1” x 8” piece of wood that was located over their head at an awkward angle. Once the worker succeeded in cutting off a 12” piece of the wood, it fell and they immediately reached to catch it. The worker’s fingers crossed paths with the power saw that was in their other hand; the worker severed four fingertips and eventually lost two of them.

A worker, wearing safety glasses, is underneath a car changing the oil. Dirt falls from underneath the car onto the worker’s face. Dirt gets underneath the safety glasses and into his eyes.

While operating a pneumatic nail gun on a construction site, a worker died from a penetrating skull injury.

Needle stick injuries are far too common in the health care field. These types of injuries happen when needles accidentally puncture the skin.