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WorkSafeBC

2007 Annual Report and 2008-10 Service Plan

Performance targets and results

Key objective / performance indicator

2007
target

2007 result

2008 target

2009 target

2010 target

1. Reduce the provincial injury rate (the number of short-term disability claims accepted by WorkSafeBC per 100 person-years of employment)

3.06
or less
3.07
3.04
or less
3.00
or less
3.00
or less

2. Reduce the average short-term claim duration

45.4 days
46.3 days
46.3 days
45.4 days
44.4 days

3. Improve return-to-work outcomes for workers in vocational rehabilitation

75% or more

81.8%

75% or more

75% or more

75% or more

4. Improve timeliness of initial short-term disability payments

17.5 days

18.4 days

18.0 days

17.0 days

17.0 days

5. Improve injured workers’ rating of overall experience with WorkSafeBC

71%
good or very good

73%
good or very good

73%
good or very good

74%
good or very good

75%
good or very good

6. Improve employers’ rating of overall experience with WorkSafeBC

79%
good or very good

78%
good or very good

78%
good or very good

78%
good or very good

78%
good or very good

 

7. Raise public confidence

82% positive
82% positive
82% positive
83% positive
84% positive

8. Achieve an Accident Fund ratio (smoothed basis), including reserves, in the range of 100 to 130 percent

Achieve a funding level reflecting 100 percent of the target Capital Adequacy Reserve

121%

 

 

 

 

125%

 

 

34%

 

 

50%

 

 

61%

 

 

68%

9. Attain an aggregate premium rate between $1.25 and $2.25 (per $100 of assessable payroll)

$1.67
$1.66
$1.55
$1.49
$1.44

10. Control administration costs (per $100 of assessable payroll) (previous method)

Control administration costs (per $100 of assessable payroll) (new method)

$0.39

 

 

$0.35

$0.36

 

 

$0.33

 

 

$0.34

 

 

$0.32

 

 

$0.32

11. Improve decision making throughout WorkSafeBC, ensuring consistency with legislation and policy (proportion of issues leading to overturned decisions at the review and/or appeal level due to WorkSafeBC error in law or policy)

Review level:

2.0% or less

Review level:

1.3%

Review level:

2.0% or less

Review level:

2.0% or less

Review level:

2.0% or less

2.0%
Appeal level:

2.5% or less

Appeal level:

2.4%

Appeal level:

2.5% or less

Appeal level:

2.5% or less

Appeal level:

2.5% or less