Evidence Based Decision Making in Occupational Health and Safety
Evidence Based Decision Making in Occupational Health and Safety
Evidence Based Decision Making in Occupational Health and Safety
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
2006 StatisticsNumber of ClaimsDays lost from WorkClaims CostsGeneral Construction19,062359,476108,714,808<strong>Health</strong> Care <strong>and</strong> Social Assistance12,419297,49152,397,554Transportation8,806246,11366,785,305Wood <strong>and</strong> Paper Products9,826137,97965,508,397Forestry2,56090,43357,047,503Other sectors78,4451,809,629496,681,965Total131,1182,941,121847,135,532• Days lost from work: for current year <strong>and</strong> prior years’ <strong>in</strong>juries; 56% current year• Number <strong>and</strong> costs of claims: <strong>Health</strong> care only+ short term disability+ long term disability + fatal)(WorkSafeBC)
Change language