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.
I was asked to participate in the AWCBC Learning Symposium in St. John, NB a few weeks ago. I accepted the offer in part because I believe strongly in the purpose of the event. Every board has ...
Read More Two events separated by 17 years came to mind when I was asked the above question recently. The two events may seem unrelated: 26 miners killed in a 1992 Westray mine explosion in Nova Scotia and four ...
Read More It happened again. Another flag person was hit and badly hurt in another roadway incident. Another community shocked by the tragedy; another call from police looking for witnesses. Add ...
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A policy analyst from the US contacted me a few weeks ago and asked a disarmingly simple question. “How much does Canada spend on medical care for work-related injury?” The question ...
Read More Last week, I participated in a research project sponsored by the Pacific Alzheimer's Research Foundation and Canadian Institute of Health Research. It was conducted by the Pacific Parkinson's ...
Read More A reader of this blog recently pointed out that workers with relatively high earnings may not be adequately covered by workers' compensation. One's expenses tend to parallel one's net ...
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The global economic crisis brought terms like Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the financial section of your weekend paper to the lead headlines on the evening news. Even the ...
Read More This question gets asked a lot at public meetings, hearings and classes I attend or facilitate. I can summarize one perspective with the following:
“Workers' compensation is ...
Read More Waiting periods are a very common feature in US workers' compensation systems but are relatively rare in the Canadian context and absent from Australian systems. A waiting period in ...
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