ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s lost-time incidence rate for workplace injury and illness was 1.5 per 100 workers in 2016, remaining at an all-time low for the province, according to newly released numbers from WorkplaceNL, the province’s workers’ compensation board. An April 27 news release from the organization stated that this rate was based on more than 3,500 accepted lost-time claims from last year. The province saw 13 occupational fatalities in 2016, eight of which were from work-related diseases, but this was a decrease from 24 work fatalities in 2015. Newfoundland and Labrador hit a historic low of 1.5 per 100 workers in lost-time incidence for 2015 (COHSN, May 3), where it remained for 2016. “I am proud of the efforts from all partners in the province’s workplace health, safety and compensation system that have helped achieve this,” Perry Trimper, the Minister Responsible for WorkplaceNL, said in a press statement. “Reducing workplace incidents is everyone’s responsibility, and together we must continue to find ways to ensure that everyone returns home healthy and safe.” The province also saw a decline in lost-time incidence rates for serious injury and falls from heights, but an increase for violence and assault.