About

Lines of Business

1. Education to prevent workplace injuries
We develop and deliver health and safety education to prevent workplace injury, illness and occupational disease. We:

  • Provide advisory services to workplaces.
  • Promote public awareness and develop strategic partnerships to create a culture of workplace health and safety.
  • Fund workplace health and safety research.
  • Design training standards for certification under the OHS Act and certify providers to deliver that training.
  • Collaborate with the OHS Division of the Department of Government Services, which enforces the OHS Act.

2. Claims management and benefits for workers who are injured
We manage workers’ claims to ensure they receive appropriate benefits following a workplace injury and services that enable them to recover and restore their pre-injury earnings. We:

  • Determine workers’ entitlement to benefits, such as wage loss, health care and retirement benefits.
  • Provide case management and deliver programs that support workers in recovering from their injury and returning to work at the earliest, safe opportunity.
  • Provide benefits to the dependents of a deceased worker in the case of a fatality due to a workplace injury.

3. Employer assessments for no-fault compensation coverage
Employers performing work in Newfoundland and Labrador must register with WorkplaceNL and pay assessments for workers’ compensation coverage. This assessment revenue, plus investment returns on that revenue, is used to fund benefits for workers who are injured. Under this line of business, we:

  • Manage employers’ no-fault, mandatory insurance coverage, as well as optional coverage.
  • Set assessment rates and collect assessments from employers to meet the financial needs of the workers’ compensation system.
  • Ensure the fairness and stability of the employer assessment model.
  • Ensure employers comply with registration, reporting and payment requirements.

Our corporate departments with specialized knowledge support these lines of business.

Primary Clients

The primary clients of WorkplaceNL are as follows:

  • Workers
  • Injured workers
  • Employers
  • Pensioners (life pensions and pension replacement benefits)
  • Surviving spouses and dependents