New Brunswick Working Alone and Safety Course 2026
This course is for security guards in New Brunswick who work alone or on night shifts. It covers the Code of Practice for Working Alone Regulation, the violence and harassment rules, your right to refuse unsafe work, committees, and how injuries are reported to WorkSafeNB.
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Den här gratiskursen har lektioner på cirka 35 minuter och ett prov med 25 frågor. Med minst 80 % kan du ladda ner ett kursintyg (privat, inte ackrediterat). Kontrollerad mot officiella källor den 12 oktober 2026.
Det här lär du dig
- Explain what New Brunswick's working alone regulation requires
- Use your employer's check-in and emergency procedures
- Describe the violence and harassment code rules that apply to security agencies
- Refuse unsafe work using the steps in the Act
- Report injuries and protect the scene as the law requires
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Svar: B. The Code of Practice for Working Alone Regulation (92-133)
Regulation 92-133, made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, is New Brunswick's Code of Practice for Working Alone Regulation.
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Svar: B. A code of practice
Section 2 of Regulation 92-133 requires the employer to establish a code of practice for employees who work alone at any time.
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Svar: B. The possible risks to each lone employee
Section 3 requires the code to identify the possible risks to each lone employee from the assigned work and the procedures to reduce them.
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Svar: C. How a lone employee gets emergency help
Section 3(f) requires the code to set out how a lone employee can get emergency help and how the employer can give help in an emergency.
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Svar: B. Supply the code's equipment and make sure it is followed
Section 4 requires the employer to provide the equipment the code calls for and to ensure the code is followed.
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Svar: C. Every lone worker and their supervisors
Section 6 requires a training program on the code for each employee who works alone and each supervisor responsible for them.
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Svar: B. To follow the code
Section 5 says an employee who works alone at any time must follow the code of practice.
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Svar: A. As often as the employer's code says
Regulation 92-133 does not set a check-in interval. WorkSafeNB says setting the frequency of communication is part of a good code of practice.
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Svar: D. Assess the risk of violence at the workplace
Section 374.1 requires every employer to assess and document the risk of violence, in consultation with the committee, the health and safety representative or the employees.
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Svar: D. Yes, security agencies need one at any size
Section 374.2 lists employees of an agency under the Private Investigators and Security Services Act among the cases where an employer with fewer than 20 employees still needs a written violence code.
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Svar: C. As soon as the circumstances permit
Section 374.3 requires the code to state that employees must report violence to the employer as soon as the circumstances permit.
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Svar: C. Every employer
Section 374.4(1) says an employer shall establish a written code of practice for harassment. It must state that every employee has the right to work free of harassment.
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Svar: A. At least once a year
Section 374.8 requires the code to be reviewed at least once a year and updated when conditions change or an officer orders it.
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Svar: B. To know, to participate and to refuse
WorkSafeNB describes three basic rights: the right to know, the right to participate and the right to refuse dangerous work.
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Svar: C. When they have reasonable grounds to believe it is dangerous
Section 19 allows a refusal when the employee has reasonable grounds for believing the act is likely to endanger their own or another employee's health or safety.
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Svar: B. Tell your supervisor right away
Section 20(1) says the employee must immediately report the concern to the supervisor, who must promptly investigate in the employee's presence.
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Svar: D. Take it to the joint committee or representative
WorkSafeNB's steps say an unresolved refusal goes to the joint committee or health and safety representative, then to WorkSafeNB. Section 20(4) of the Act names the committee, or an officer where there is no committee.
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Svar: A. Stay at a safe place near their workstation
Section 20(12) requires the employee to stay available at a safe place near their workstation during normal working hours.
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Svar: B. File a discriminatory action complaint
Section 24 bans discriminatory action for following the Act. An employee can file a complaint under section 25 using WorkSafeNB's Form 1.
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Svar: D. When 20 or more employees work there regularly
Section 14(1) of the Act requires a joint health and safety committee where 20 or more employees are regularly employed at a place of employment.
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Svar: C. A safety policy, which may include a representative
Section 17(1) requires a safety policy for 5 to 19 employees. It may include a health and safety representative, whom the employees elect.
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Svar: C. Immediately
Section 43(1) requires immediate notice for serious injuries, including loss of consciousness, fractures other than fingers or toes, amputations and hospital admission.
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Svar: D. Within three days
WorkSafeNB says employers must file the report within three days of the accident, the diagnosis, or the day the employee reported it.
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Svar: C. Tell your supervisor as soon as possible
WorkSafeNB tells injured workers to report the injury to their supervisor as soon as possible, ideally before leaving work, and to get medical care.
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Svar: B. Leave it as it is, except to help people or protect property
Section 43(3) says nobody may disturb the scene of a serious injury or death unless an officer orders otherwise, or it is needed to help the injured, prevent further injury or protect property.
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Bra att veta före provet
- New Brunswick employers must have a code of practice for anyone who works alone (Regulation 92-133).
- The working alone regulation sets no fixed check-in interval; the employer's code sets it.
- Security agencies need a written violence code of practice even with fewer than 20 employees.
- A joint health and safety committee is required where 20 or more employees are regularly employed.
- Serious injuries must be reported to WorkSafeNB immediately at 1 800 999-9775.
Vanliga frågor
Is there a working alone law in New Brunswick?
Yes. The Code of Practice for Working Alone Regulation (92-133) requires employers to have a code of practice covering risks, procedures, emergency help, equipment and training.
How often must a lone worker check in?
The regulation does not set a number. Your employer's code sets how and how often you make contact, based on the risks of your site.
How do I refuse unsafe work in New Brunswick?
Tell your supervisor right away. If it is not fixed, go to the joint committee or representative, then call WorkSafeNB. Stay at a safe place near your workstation meanwhile.
Who do I call to report a serious workplace injury?
Your employer must notify WorkSafeNB immediately at 1 800 999-9775. Tell your supervisor about any injury as soon as possible.
Är intyget ackrediterat eller officiellt erkänt?
Nej. Det är ett privat kursintyg, bara för dina kunskaper. Det är inte erkänt, ackrediterat eller godkänt av någon myndighet, tillståndsmyndighet, tillsynsmyndighet eller utbildningsinstitution, och det ersätter inte någon licens, certifiering eller utbildning som krävs enligt lag.
Källor
- Code of Practice for Working Alone Regulation, N.B. Reg. 92-133
- WorkSafeNB OHS Guide: Working alone
- Occupational Health and Safety Act, c. O-0.2
- WorkSafeNB OHS Guide: Violence (General Regulation 91-191, Part XXII.I)
- WorkSafeNB OHS Guide: Harassment
- WorkSafeNB: Your rights
- WorkSafeNB: Report an injury or illness
- WorkSafeNB: Hurt at work? Start the claim process