The WCB's 2018 Annual Report was tabled in the Manitoba Legislature in May. The report highlights continued gains in reducing workplace injuries, with a time-loss injury rate of 2.6 per 100 full-time workers, a 26 per cent decrease from 10 years ago. The WCB also released its 2019-2023 Five Year Plan.
SAFE Work Manitoba, a division of the WCB, continued to support Manitoba industries in creating and nurturing safe and healthy workplaces with the ongoing support and expansion of industry-based safety programs. These services include guiding employers through the process of becoming SAFE Work Certified – a provincial standard developed by SAFE Work Manitoba for safety and health performance in the workplace. There were tremendous strides made in lowering injuries and as a result, the WCB experienced an eight per cent decrease in time loss claims from the previous year.