Terry is an active researcher, speaker and commentator on workers compensation issues. Now retired, he was the Director of Corporate Planning and Development for WorkSafeBC. His responsibilities included environmental scanning, strategic planning and inter-jurisdictional comparisons.
Terry says of himself: I am a student of workers’ compensation systems. Many years ago I discovered two things about this area. First, workers’ comp and OH&S are of vital importance to people. Protecting, caring for and providing compensation to workers are important, noble and morally responsible endeavors. The second thing I learned was that no matter how much I knew about workers' comp/OH&S, there was always so much more to learn. This is an endlessly challenging area of study. My purpose, therefore, is not to lecture, but to reflect on the ideas and issues that are topical in this area... and to invite others to share in a learning experience. By adding your knowledge and insights, others with similar interests can participate in the discovery and study of this important domain.
Despite having addressed waiting and retroactive periods before, I continue to receive questions about the law and policy surrounding them. The questions usually contain assumptions that waiting and ...
Read More I’m often asked about emerging issues in workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety. Each perspective in this field may see a different issue or trend as important. ...
Read More Everyone has some idea of what an economic “market” is and how it works. Terms like “supply and demand” are well known. For most goods and services competitive private ...
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Those who make laws and policy do so to achieve certain outcomes. Unfortunately, meaningful measurement of outcomes in workers’ compensation is sadly lacking.
Workers’ ...
Read More Nearly three quarters of US workers' compensation jurisdictions now incur more healthcare cost than “indemnity” costs (wage replacement for temporary disability workers' ...
Read More Safety culture is a popular term in occupational health and safety articles. There is no one universally accepted definition but the US OSHA describes Safety cultures this way:
Safety cultures consist ...
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I was mowing my lawn yesterday (Yes, Vancouver weather means mowing begins in mid-February some years) when a passing neighbour noted my hearing and eye protection with a “thumbs ...
Read More Interjurisdictional comparison of compensation for work-related injury is difficult. Among the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries, there is wide variation in laws covering work injuries. ...
Read More Trade deals often contain provisions regarding labour, social security (including workers' compensation), occupational health and safety (OH&S). The Trans-Pacific Partnership text ...
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