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Rough Edges What Employers Can Learn from Davey Tree’S Turnaround WCB-Alberta WCB and you – working for a safe, healthy, strong Alberta. Work ISSN 1488-4631 Winter 2012 | Volume 6, Issue 2 Cutting Through the Rough Edges What employers can learn from Davey Tree’s turnaround EVERY DAY IS A GOOD DAY REMEMBERING THE PAST, CLOSE CALL What George Uzymirski can teach us MOVING TO A SAFER FUTURE Rick Svecla shares his close brush about life after a devastating injury The JSSS Scholarship recognizes with death young worker safety Over 144,000 Albertans were hurt on the job last year. That’s the population If you get hurt at work, WCB is here for you. Benefi t payments start QUICKLY, usually within of Lethbridge and 14 days. The key is FAST and ACCURATE online injury reporting. Medicine Hat combined! Don’t delay. www.wcb.ab.ca Report your claim online at WCB-Alberta Work WINTER 2012 Contents VOLUME 6, ISSUE 2 Editor SHAWN FRIEDENBERGER ON THE COVER Graphic Designer DOUG KISILEVICH Better days ahead Contributing Writers 8| After a difficult year, Davey Tree PAT ARCHER found itself in a poor performance SHAWN FRIEDENBERGER KARLA JOHNSTON surcharge position. Then manage- DOUGLAS R. MAH ment and employees decided to work together and turn things Contributing Photographers around—the results were nothing LAUGHING DOG PHOTOGRAPHY short of incredible. WCB’s WorkSIGHT is published twice a year by the Workers’ Compensation Board – Alberta and is COVER PHOTO BY LAUGHING DOG PHOTOGRAPHY distributed to employers, labour organizations, employer and safety associations and injured worker groups. Content may be reproduced if the source is credited. PROFILE To provide a change of address or obtain extra copies of this publication, contact: I don’t have time to die DINA DASILVA at 780-498-8616, 12 or by email at: [email protected]. | Twenty-eight years ago George Uzymirski suffered an injury that would have killed most workers. Instead of For further information and advertising hanging his head and giving up, Uzymirski has become inquiries contact: a symbol of courage and strength. SHAWN FRIEDENBERGER, Editor Workers’ Compensation Board – Alberta Corporate Communications FEATURES PO Box 2415 9925 - 107 Street Safety practices evolve with industry Edmonton, AB T5J 2S5 Phone: 780-498-8685 16| Rick Svecla reflects on his serious injury and Fax: 780-498-7875 reminds all workers that it is their responsibility Email: [email protected] to keep themselves and their co-workers safe. Website: www.wcb.ab.ca WCB-Alberta does not warrant that products advertised meet any required certification under any law or regulation, nor that any advertiser meets certification requirements of any body governing the activity. The Job Safety Skills Society's Publication mail agreement #40062676 18| James Rintoul OH&S Memorial Scholarship Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: On May 31, 2012 the JSSS awarded its first ever Workers’ Compensation Board – Alberta scholarship. The moment was extra special for its Corporate Communications PO Box 2415 executive director, Dr. Michael Alpern. 9925 - 107 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 2S5 WCB BUSINESS IN EVERY ISSUE 6 | Going down 2013 industry rates range from $0.17 to $5.82. Understand 4 |Editor’s note the factors that shape these rates and what you can do to Employer briefs help improve your rate next year. 4 | 22|Legal View 20| Paying the right premium 23|Seminars and workshops How to avoid common errors on your annual return. for employers Cert no. SCS-COC-00867 WorkSIGHT WINTER 2012 | 3 EDITOR’S NOTE EMPLOYER BRIEFS Everyone loves a comeback… It’s your (re)turn As a reader, I am fascinated by stories related to comeback Mark February 28 down on your calendar—that’s the last day for attempts. I always find myself cheering for the individual or team submitting your annual return to WCB. Each year, employers with that somehow overcomes exceedingly long odds to make it back. workers are required to fill out an annual return reporting their For me, it’s not the final outcome that’s intriguing, but rather the workers’ insurable earnings paid in the previous year, along with step-by-step journey back up the mountain. the earnings they expect to pay in the coming year. Why do successful comebacks touch so many people? Perhaps This information is vital for ensuring that proper premiums are it’s because we can imagine ourselves in the same predicament. assessed. Filing online is quick and easy, and built-in error Maybe we have seen others go through similar ordeals and not checking and automated calculations help simplify the process. make it. Those who do achieve magical comebacks inspire us. You can use your preferred web browser—Internet Explorer, They make our everyday problems look small, and they energize Firefox, Chrome or Safari. us so we can become the best we can be. All you need is your account number and password, both of which In this issue of WorkSIGHT, you will see and read about the theme will be mailed out at the end of December. of “the comeback” in many of our stories. Davey Tree shares its story on how management and employees can work together to To request a new password online or view a demo on how to fill improve safety practices and the bottom line. George Uzymirski out your annual return, go to www.wcb.ab.ca/employers and click W goes back in time to tell us about an accident that cost him all of File your annual return. his limbs. Rick Svecla expresses gratitude for still being alive after his near miss. Finally, we join the Job Safety Skills Society in remembering a fallen worker by naming a scholarship in his memory. I believe you will come away from reading these stories feeling inspired and thankful for all that you have in your lives. W Shawn Friedenberger, Editor [email protected] WorkSIGHT is a magazine for employers and workers. We’re looking for industry representatives to join the magazine’s editorial board. If you’re interested in learning more, or participating on the board, please contact the editor at [email protected]. 4 | WorkSIGHT WINTER 2012 Changes to your myWCB roles and reports coming April 2013 Expand WCB-Alberta is pleased to announce changes to our self-serve online your reporting. As employers continue to increase their use of electronic Reach reports, we want to ensure that our system is working at its best. We are making improvements to continue providing information to help Advertise in WorkSIGHT and find an manage claim costs and monitor industry trends. We want to make audience dedicated to safe, healthy understanding workers’ compensation easier for you. and strong Alberta workplaces. Part of this upgrade includes the renaming of reports and changes to the availability of certain reports based on your myWCB role. Because we want you to be prepared, now is the time to review the roles you WorkSIGHT is a cost-effective advertising currently have assigned to employees in your organization, making medium that puts us directly in front of the sure that the right information is received by the right people. clients we serve—industrial safety managers. To learn more about the report changes and to ensure you have the – Ron McNutt, President, correct role(s) assigned to you, visit KnowledgeWare Communications Corp. www.wcb.ab.ca/employers/online_learn_mywcb.asp. W Contact the editor at [email protected] WCB-Alberta for more information. Work Are psychiatric or psychological injuries covered by WCB? The workers’ compensation system provides coverage for any condition that arises during and out of the course of employment. In the case of psychiatric or psychological conditions, WCB looks for the following when considering work relatedness: 1. A confirmed psychological or psychiatric diagnosis as defined in the most current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 2. The condition diagnosed being a result of one of the following: • Organic brain damage (following a work injury) To learn more, see • An emotional reaction to a work injury Policy 03 – 01, Part II, | DREAMSTIME.COM | • An emotional reaction to a work injury treatment process Application 6: • Traumatic onset psychological injury or stress at work www.wcb.ab.ca/public/policy • Chronic onset psychological injury or stress /manual/0301p2a6.asp. © ALEXANDRA ROGANOVA ALEXANDRA © WorkSIGHT WINTER 2012 | 5 WCB BUSINESS Going down What’s driving your rate? What a difference a year makes. In the case of WCB’s average premium rate, a year has made a 10 cent difference for Alberta employers. The 2013 average rate is $1.12 per $100 of insurable earnings, down 10 cents from 2012. Where do you fit in? Key expectations reflected in the rate Your performance drives your rate. That means fewer claims and We’ve developed our planning assumptions to align with the lower costs equal lower premium rates. expectation for stable but moderating economic growth for the province in 2013. Here’s what we expect to see: Employers registered with WCB fall into 337 industries. CLAIM DURATION of industries will see a Average claim duration is forecast to decrease slightly DECREASE in their rate thanks to 34.5 days. 82% to their strong performance. INSURABLE EARNINGS Insurable earnings are forecast to go up by 5.8 per cent 15% will see an INCREASE. to $95 billion compared to 2012 forecast. 2% will see NO CHANGE at all. FULLY FUNDED CLAIM COSTS Forecast to increase six per cent from the 2012 forecast. Industry rates range from a low of 17 cents to a high of $5.82. MAXIMUM INSURABLE EARNINGS (MIE) MIEs are designed to cover the full wages of 90 per cent Investments in safety and prevention, modified work and other joint of all workers covered.
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