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Injured workers deliver report card

February 14, 2017

Marking the one year anniversary of Tom Teahen’s appointment as Workplace Safety and Insurance Board President and CEO, injured workers, the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups (@ONIWG) and representatives from several legal clinics last Wednesday brought a message of…

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Last chance to register! Bancroft Institute on RTW

February 7, 2017

This Thursday evening and Friday (see full agenda) the Bancroft Institute for Studies on Workers’ Compensation and Work Injury tackles the challenge of Measuring Return to Work. How does the WSIB measure it? How is it measured in other jurisdictions? Can we…

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Dealing with noise-induced hearing loss : the risks, the claims

January 31, 2017

A WSIB safety campaign was recently launched to prevent noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) by raising awareness and providing useful tools to identify and reduce risks. A permanent condition, typically caused by inner ear damage from long-term exposure to hazardous noise, NIHL…

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OFL: Make it fair

January 25, 2017

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) called on the government in its Jan. 18 submission to ongoing pre-budget consultations of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs to create an economy that is fair, decent and equitable for all –…

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Opening access to the drug formulary

January 25, 2017

“WSIB lifts lid on secret drug list for injured workers” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Jan. 23, 2017) After a Star report last August on a policy advocates criticized for putting injured workers at risk, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s Drug …

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Chinese delegation discusses workers’ comp with IWC

January 23, 2017

In 2016, a representative of The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security for the People’s Republic of China contacted Injured Workers Consultants to arrange a meeting with government representatives. Mr. Wang Yufei, Deputy Director of the Department of Work Insurance brought…

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Chronic pain and RSI

January 17, 2017

In a recent two-part article for Rabble.ca (Jan. 5, Jan. 7, 2017), Penney Kome argues that failure to properly treat and prevent chronic pain in the workplace is the real issue behind the prescription opioid crisis. Tracing the increase in U.S. workers’…

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Report: Concern over appropriate and safe RTW

January 9, 2017

“Doctors frustrated workers’ compensation boards seem to ignore medical opinions, report says” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Jan. 9, 2017) A two-year study [read Final report], led by Institute for Work and Health scientist Agnieszka Kosny, looked at healthcare providers’ interactions…

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“We went from not knowing to not caring”

December 19, 2016

“Lethal legacy: Peterborough’s toxic past” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Dec. 17, 2016) This in-depth study provides a disturbing look at the aftermath of General Electric (GE) Peterborough plant workers’ exposure to a “toxic soup” of human carcinogens – and at barriers…

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Groups welcome asbestos ban but more to be done

December 19, 2016

“Canada’s move to ban asbestos a ‘win for public health’ but long overdue: advocates” / Tavia Grant (Globe and Mail, Dec. 15, 2016) In announcing a comprehensive ban on asbestos use by 2018, the federal government has responded to years of lobbying…

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