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Manitoba saw a decrease in its time loss injury rate in 2010, according to the annual report from the province’s workers’ compensation board.
“Ongoing injury prevention initiatives helped to decrease the time loss injury rate by 41 per cent over the past decade," said Doug Sexsmith, president and CEO of the Manitoba Workers Compensation Board (WCB). "The time loss injury rate decreased to an estimated 3.3 per 100 full-time workers in 2010, the lowest on record for Manitoba. This means, year after year, thousands more workers are coming home safely."
Return-to-work programs minimize the impact of an injury, promote recovery and manage associated costs while benefiting both workers and employers, according to the WCB.
