Service
Sector
1
There are more than 3 million full-time equivalents in
WSPS member firms (Schedule 1), which translates to
approximately 4.1 million workers
2
Rate of lost-time injuries per 100 workers
Detailed WSPS Sub-Sector Reports as of March 2018;
customized EIW Reports as of February 2018
AGRICULTURE
68,702
# Full-Time
Employment
1
16,556
# Firms
1.87
2017 Lost-Time
Injury Rate
2
MANUFACTURING
1,469,240
# Full-Time
Employment
1
56,647
# Firms
0.7956
2017 Lost-Time
Injury Rate
2
SERVICES
1,601,014
# Full-Time
Employment
1
94,311
# Firms
0.856
2017 Lost-Time
Injury Rate
2
FALLS
Third highest LTI-causing event
in the manufacturing, services
and agriculture sectors
WSPS' 2017 Partners in Prevention National
and Regional Conference and WSPS Safety
Connection events, attended by more than 5,000
people, included sessions on fall prevention.
WSPS offers information sheets, job aids and
infographic posters on falls through WSPS.CA.
More than 1.5 million information products were
downloaded or distributed in 2017.
In support of the Ministry of Labour's Slips,
Trips and Falls blitz in the fall of 2017, WSPS
co-produced a complimentary webinar on fall
prevention.
Through its eNews digital newsletter, WSPS
reaches more than 56,000 people with articles on
fall prevention such as "Reducing the Risk of Falls
among Older Farm Workers" (July 2017).
WSPS serves over
167,000 firms in
the agriculture,
manufacturing and
services sectors.
