Research and Workplace Innovation Program

The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba supports and funds research related to the following categories:

The WCB is now accepting applications for funding under the Research and Workplace Innovation Program. Qualified applicants should submit proposals for either scientific research on workplace injury, illness and disease or innovative, practical solutions to improve workplace health and safety and early and safe return to work.

The final deadline for all applications is June 30, 2011.

Download complete information on the application process.

View completed projects and resources

a) Grants for Scientific Research Projects

The WCB will support and fund scientific research that:

Develops a stronger understanding and furthers current knowledge of workplace injuries, illness, and disease;
Identifies, prevents, treats or supports recovery from workplace injuries, illness and disease; and
Explores risk factors associated with specific industries, occupations, technology, work processes or other factors that may give rise to workplace injuries, illness and disease.

Applications for scientific research will be accepted from:

Qualified researchers, scholars and health professionals affiliated with Canadian post-secondary institutions including hospitals and research institutes;
Canadian non-governmental organizations with an explicit research or knowledge translation mandate, or
Labour unions, industry or employer associations and their affiliates, representing Manitoba workers or employers.

A Notice of Intent to apply for scientific research projects is required by May 5 2011.

Scientific research applications must be received by the WCB no later than June 30, 2011 at 4 pm. Applicants interested in requesting funding under the scientific research stream are required to submit the Scientific Research Grant Application Form.

b) Grants for Workplace Innovation Projects

The WCB will support and fund workplace projects that:

Develop, implement and evaluate innovative, practical, shop-floor solutions to improving workplace health and safety and fostering successful rehabilitation and productive return to work of injured or ill workers;
Apply new information and technology to address occupational safety and health issues;
Use existing knowledge in new ways to solve problems in occupational safety and health; or,
Transfer new knowledge to the workplace through the development or provision of education and training materials or programs in workers compensation issues or occupational safety and health.

Applications for workplace innovation grants will be accepted from Manitoba employers, industry associations, safety groups, unions, researchers or consultants working with employers or workers for projects conducted within a specific workplace. Projects would not be eligible for funding if the objectives can reasonably be met through existing mechanisms in the workplace or industry.

Workplace Innovation applications must be received by the WCB no later than June 30, 2011 at 4 pm. Applicants interested in requesting funding under the innovation stream are required to submit the Workplace Innovation Grant Application Form.

PLEASE NOTE: Proposals Now Accepted for Study to Design the Future State of Injury-based Illness and Injury Prevention

The WCB also invites proposals from qualified consultants to undertake a Study to Design the Future State of Industry-based Illness and Injury Prevention in Manitoba Workplaces.

Download the RFP

Workplace Injury Prevention Infrastructure Review

To receive a Request for Proposal Information Package for this competition, please send a request using the contact information below and reference
Competition # WCB-10-036.

M J (Max) Maxon C.P.P., C.P.M., C.I.M.
Contracts & Materials Supervisor
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
Main Flr - 333 Broadway

2010 RWIP Grant Recipients

1. Dawn Bollman, Manager of Patient Care, Adult Mental Health Program, Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, Health Sciences Centre

A Pilot Project in Seclusion and Restraint-Free Mental Health Services: Fostering Practice Change and Cultural Shift in the Management of High Risk Violent Patients while Enhancing Patient and Staff Safety

2. Dr. David M. Sheps, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Clinical Lecturer, University of Alberta and Dr. Peter MacDonald, Gibson Professor and Head of Section Orthopaedics, University of Manitoba, WRHA Regional Leader, Orthopaedics

A Randomized Study of Non-Operative Management versus Surgical Intervention Among WCB Patients with Small Rotator Cuff Tears; Effect Upon Time to Claim Closure in Two Prairie Centres

3. Dr. Eric Bohm, Assistant Professor and Director of Arthroplasty Research, Concordia Joint Replacement Group, University of Manitoba

Return to Work Following Total Knee Replacement in Working Individuals

4. Dr. Margaret N. Friesen, Assistant Professor, School of Medical Rehabilitation, University of Manitoba

Understanding and Measuring Work Disability in Rural and Urban Healthcare Workers in Manitoba

5. Dr. Sean Tucker, Assistant Professor, University of Regina and Dr. Nick Turner, Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba

Young Worker Responses to Workplace Hazards, Responsibility for Safety, and Workplace Injuries Across Time

6. Darlene Bouvier, Corporate Training Manager, School of Continuing and Distance Education, Red River College

Development of Occupational Health and Safety Content for Distance Delivery

Resources

Contact:

Bruce M. Cielen
Manager, Research and Workplace Innovation Program
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
1010-363 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3N9

Telephone: (204) 954-4650 or 1 (800) 362-3340

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