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Workplace Safety in 2008: Challenges, Progress, and Key Initiatives

This report discusses the challenges and progress made in workplace safety in 2008, including a decrease in injury rates and increased awareness. It also highlights key initiatives such as a pilot workplace safety grade 9 program and stakeholder engagement index.

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Workplace Safety in 2008: Challenges, Progress, and Key Initiatives

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  1. Agenda • Challenges / Progress in 2008 • Key Initiatives • Financial Results • WSIS Progress – Recap • Looking Ahead • Questions and Answers

  2. Challenges Over 30,000 people injured on the job • Fill Halifax Metro Centre three times 8,000 seriously enough to lose time from work 29 people died at work.

  3. Progress - Injury Rate 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 Injury Rate (time loss claims per 100 covered Workers) 2.9 2.9 1.5 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.6 3.2 2.6 2.48 1.0 0.5 0.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

  4. Progress – Composite Duration 114 105 102 95

  5. Progress – Awareness of Safety 85% 80% 75% 2007 2008

  6. New Measure • Stakeholder Engagement Index • 45% in 2008

  7. Key Initiatives • Workplace Safety Grade 9 Pilot • Youth Safety Program Inventory • Inter-agency collaboration (WCB, OHS, HRSDC)

  8. Key Initiatives • Strategy for Reducing Litigiousness • Early Review and Resolution • Stakeholder Counsellors

  9. Other Initiatives of Note • Mainstay Awards • Collaboration on skills development/return to work • Labour and Workforce Development and WCB strategic plans

  10. Financial Results

  11. Percentage Funded 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 81.2% 75.3% 74.5% 40% 59.9% 67.8% 30% 40.3% 20% 28.0% funded 10% 0% 1992 1995 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008

  12. Where Does the Money Go? IWA 0.1% WCAT 0.6% Unfunded Liability 14.4% Total Benefits 80.4% OH&S 3.3% WAP 0.9% OEA / OWC 0.1% WCB 14.6% Compensation Costs Other Payments 19.6% 66.0%

  13. WSIS Progress To Date

  14. WSIS Progress • Statement of Principles and Objectives • Strategic plan / system performance measures • Stronger, representative WCB Board of Directors • Semi-annual meetings (report out at annual meeting; input at fall session)

  15. WSIS Progress • Increased awareness of workplace safety • Focus on partnerships – agencies, Advisory Council and stakeholders • Issues Resolution Working Group • WCB Program Policy Consultation

  16. WSIS Progress • Stakeholder committee - advice on performance measures • $20 million enhancement - supplementary benefits • $220 million chronic pain • Funding for injured worker associations

  17. Looking Ahead

  18. Looking Ahead • Refine consultation process • Led by Coordinating Committee • Assisted by group of stakeholders

  19. Questions

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