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New Brunswick workplace safety inspection report requirements

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  • The monthly inspection, with the results shared with the committee or representative
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New Brunswick's Occupational Health and Safety Act requires every employer, of any size, to have the workplace inspected at least once a month. Here is that rule and the ones around it, with links to the official text on laws.gnb.ca, and what a New Brunswick workplace inspection report should record.

Last reviewed October 12, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Workplace safety inspectionNEW BRUNSWICK / SAMPLE

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Workplace: Northgate Fabrication
1840 Industrial Pkwy
Date: 10/06/2026, 9:30am
Inspected by: Priya Shah (safety committee worker member)
Accompanied by: Tom Reilly, shop supervisor
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Workplace or business nameNorthgate Fabrication
Workplace address1840 Industrial Pkwy
Areas or departments inspectedweld shop, warehouse, break room
Inspection dateOct 6, 2026
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What New Brunswick requires

  • Every employer makes sure the place of employment is inspected at least once a month to identify any risks to the health and safety of its employees, develops the inspection program with the joint health and safety committee or the health and safety representative, if any, and shares the results of each inspection with themOccupational Health and Safety Act, S.N.B. 1983, c. O-0.2, s. 9 (2) (a.1), (3)
  • Every employer makes sure the necessary systems of work, tools, equipment, machines, devices and materials are kept in good condition and are of minimum risk to health and safety when used as directedOccupational Health and Safety Act, s. 9 (2) (a)
  • Where the regulation requires protective equipment, the employer provides it and trains employees to use, care for and inspect it; employees test or visually inspect it before each use, report defective equipment to the employer and do not use itGeneral Regulation, N.B. Reg. 91-191, s. 38 (1), (2)
  • An employer with 20 or more employees regularly employed in New Brunswick has a written health and safety program, made with the committee or representative, that includes a hazard identification system with procedures and schedules for inspections and for reporting, promptly following up and controlling hazards, and records of inspections, maintenance, follow-up and investigations; the program is reviewed at least once a yearOccupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8.1 (1) (d), (f), (2)
  • An employer with twenty or more employees regularly employed at a place of employment establishes a joint health and safety committee, which may take part in identifying and controlling hazards and in all inspections, inquiries and investigations about employees' health and safetyOccupational Health and Safety Act, ss. 14 (1), 15 (b), (j)
  • An employer with five to nineteen employees regularly employed at a place of employment has a safety policy setting out the responsibilities of the employer, supervisors and employees; where it provides for a health and safety representative, the employees elect one and the employer posts the representative's name prominentlyOccupational Health and Safety Act, s. 17 (1), (3), (4)
  • An employee who believes an act is likely to endanger anyone's health or safety reports it to their supervisor, who promptly investigates in the employee's presence and takes or recommends remedial action where the concern is reasonable; if it is not resolved, the employee refers it to the committee (or an officer where there is none), and the committee promptly investigates and recommends remedial actionOccupational Health and Safety Act, s. 20 (1) to (6)

Monthly inspections for every employer

Every employer makes sure the place of employment is inspected at least once a month to identify risks to employees' health and safety. The inspection program is developed with the joint health and safety committee or the health and safety representative, where there is one, and the results of each inspection are shared with them. Tools, equipment, machines and materials are kept in good condition and of minimum risk when used as directed. Required protective equipment is provided, employees are trained to inspect it, and they check it before each use and report anything defective instead of using it.

Programs, committees and representatives

With 20 or more employees, the employer has a written health and safety program that schedules inspections, sets how hazards are reported, followed up and controlled, keeps inspection and follow-up records, and is reviewed every year. Those workplaces also have a joint health and safety committee, which may take part in all inspections and investigations.

With five to nineteen employees, the employer has a safety policy setting out everyone's responsibilities; where it provides for a health and safety representative, the employees elect one and the name is posted.

When someone reports a hazard

An employee who believes something is likely to endanger anyone reports it to their supervisor, who investigates promptly with the employee present and takes or recommends remedial action. If it is not resolved, the committee investigates, or an officer where there is no committee. An inspection report is a good place to record these concerns and what was done about them.

Common mistakes

  • Skipping a month because nothing changed since the last inspection.
  • Not sending the inspection results to the committee or representative.
  • An inspection program written without the committee or representative.
  • No posted name for the elected health and safety representative.
  • Leaving a reported concern open without a supervisor's investigation.

Sources

Last reviewed October 12, 2026. Next review due January 12, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.