The Workmen's Compensation Act, through the actions of the
Board, has had a significant impact on the lives of workers in British
Columbia and their dependents.
Despite keeping
the number of injuries down, the average number of days off work
has increased. The result is an increasing loss of productivity
to the province.
People receive
pensions as the result of two types of accidents, those resulting
in permanent impairment, where the worker receives a pension,
and those resulting in the death of a worker, where the surviving
dependents receive pensions.
