Manitoba Safety and Health IndexThe Manitoba Safety and Health Index provides a comprehensive measure of how the workplace injury and illness prevention system is performing in the province. The Index combines multiple safety and health measures into a single, evidence-based score.The positive change indicates improvements in Manitoba’s workplace injury and illness prevention system in comparison to previous years.Components of the index scoreRather than measuring safety and health in individual workplaces, the Index looks at Manitoba as a whole. This measure looks at four components: PreventionWhat is being done in workplaces to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses. ComplianceHow the Workplace Safety and Health Act and its associated regulations are being implemented. Workplace cultureHow Manitobans perceive the safety and health culture where they work. InjuriesThe type and frequency of workplace injuries in Manitoba.Find out more about the methodology for the Index here.Results +8.5%Prevention: The increase in SAFE Work Certification, a standard that helps make workplaces safer, combined with a positive shift in perception of injury and illness prevention in the workplace, led to a positive score. -12.2% Compliance: Increased enforcement by Manitoba’s Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) branch in targeted industries resulted in more orders issued and increased risk. While this trend reflects negatively on the score, it shows that enforcement effectively targets areas of concern. -0.2%Workplace culture: A decrease in worker’s awareness of legislation, combined with a negative perception of workplace safety culture, led to a slightly negative outcome. +5.6%Injuries: A substantial decrease in injury rates, especially severe injuries, combined with improvement in the return to work metric, led to a positive score. Top five industry scoresThe Index score is also calculated for the top five industry sectors: -0.2%Construction Positive highlights: reduction in injuries improved return to work metric positive shift in workplace culture Areas of focus: improving focus on workplace prevention activities and compliance with WSH legislation -0.3%Manufacturing Positive highlights: increase in SAFE Work Certification, a standard that helps make workplaces safer positive shift in workplace culture Areas of focus: reducing injuries and improving compliance with WSH legislation +13%Healthcare Positive highlights: significant increase in SAFE Work Certification, a standard that helps make workplaces safer decrease in injury rates, especially severe injuries improved return to work metric Areas of focus: improving compliance with WSH legislation -1.1%Public administration Positive highlights: significant reduction in severe injuries positive shift in prevention and workplace culture Areas of focus: improving compliance with WSH legislation +1.5%Retail Positive highlights: increase in SAFE Work Certification, a standard that helps make workplaces safer positive shift in workplace culture Areas of focus: reducing severe injuries and improving compliance with WSH legislation The Index tracks the yearly change in Manitoba’s overall workplace safety and health and is updated annually.Further data is available through our Workplace Injury and Illness Statics Report. This report is interactive and allows you to view statistics based on injury, work sector and time period. Click here to view the report.Related links
