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.
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 ...
Read More 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. ...
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Trade deals often contain provisions regarding labour, social security (including workers' compensation), occupational health and safety (OH&S). The Trans-Pacific Partnership text ...
Read More Workers' compensation “reform” often means changes that effectively reduce costs and/or benefits. That is not the case with the recently announced changes to one workers' ...
Read More About 5% of the employed labour force in North America works more than one job concurrently. In some jurisdictions, the prevalence is even higher. Multiple jobholders in South Dakota accounted ...
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Take five minutes and consider this question: “If I got hurt at work today and was off work (for a week or year), how much of my financial loss would be covered by workers' ...
Read More The ProPublica/NPR investigative reports have highlighted what is wrong with workers' compensation. Make no mistake; there is much to criticize among the US and Canadian workers' compensation ...
Read More In a recent blog post, Robert Wilson (WorkersCompensation.com) concluded that workers' compensation needs a new “grand bargain”. He supports this conclusion by arguing that the ...
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