WCB of PEI reminds employers about importance of emergency planning

The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of Prince Edward Island has issued a reminder to employers and workers regarding the importance of emergency planning as the Atlantic hurricane season reaches its midpoint.

“With climate-related events happening across Canada and the Atlantic hurricane season nearing its mid-point, the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of PEI is reminding employers and workers that the best response to unpredictable weather is proper emergency planning,” the organization stated in a release.

Danny Miller, director of occupational health and safety at the WCB, noted, “before experiencing hurricanes Juan and Dorian and post-tropical storm Fiona , Islanders couldn’t have imagined how destructive a stor

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