Fred Jeffers

Meet Fred Jeffers, Executive Director of the Occupational Health and Safety Division with the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration. Fred Started his career in the mechanical sector and worked in the construction industry for 18 years before moving to municipal government where he spent 8 years with the Engineering Department at the Town of Bridgewater.

Fred joined the NS Office of the Fire Marshal in 2011 and spent 4 years as the Provincial Fire Marshal just prior to joining the Safety Branch in October of 2020. 

SESSION INFORMATION

This session will offer an update from Labour, Skills and Immigration, and WCB Nova Scotia, on how these organizations are supporting psychologically safe workplaces, including:

  • More on how the Occupational Health and Safety Branch’s is supporting workplace psychological safety, and how input from Nova Scotians will inform conversations toward future legislation; and

  • How the WCB’s new 2024-2030 Strategic Plan is providing a path for innovation and improvement, that is reflected in the WCB’s preparations for gradual onset psychological injury compensability this September.