COVID-19 likely played a role in the drop in workplace injuries in 2020.
Author of the article: Heather Polischuk
Publishing date: Apr 27, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read •
Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan, left, was joined by Workers' Compensation Board Chairperson Gord Dobrowolsky to announce a provincial fatalities and serious injuries strategy at the Legislative Building in Regina in December 2019. Photo by TROY FLEECE /Regina Leader-Post
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While COVID-19 has added to the toll of workplace injury, the pandemic has also likely played a role in reducing the injury rate overall, says a spokesman for the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB).