Safety pays: WSIB premium rates drop again

Since 1998, when Workers Safety Insurance Board premium rates hit an all-time high in all sectors, the horticulture industry has worked hard to instill a safety consciousness in its workers. The result has been a consistent decrease in the rates, and in 2005, most rates will drop again.

Industry members have joined a number of initiatives, including the Safe Communities Incentive Program (SCIP), that sees companies establish a safety committee in the workplace, enforce safety procedures and provide ongoing safety training to new and existing employees.

Click on the pdf below for the projected rates for 2005, and see how the rates have dropped since 1998.

• WSIB rate chart
  Click here for the proposed WSIB rates for 2005.