Facts & Statistics

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Facts & Statistics

More than 90% of all accidents are avoidable, being caused by human error rather than by mechanical failure.
(Oilfield Safety by Anton Susilo; www.scribd.com)

WCB Statistics

Reported Injuries have decreased by 40,961 claims from 2006 to 2009(Canada wide).
(General Statistics from WBC; http://www.wcb.ab.ca/public/statistics.asp)

Drilling of Oil & Gas Wells (Alberta)

In 2006, WCB received 1,307 total claims with over $3.8 million in claim costs.
In 2009, WCB received only 412 total claims with over $1.8 in claim costs.

(Drilling of Oil & Gas Wells from WCB Alberta;https://my.wcb.ab.ca/lcr/public/DisplayReport.aspx?id=2903525)

Oilfield Maintenance &Construction(Alberta)

In 2006, WCB received 491 total claims with over $2 million in claim costs.

In 2009, WCB received 318 total claims with over $1.4 million in claim costs.

(Oilfield Maintenance & Construction from WCB Alberta; https://my.wcb.ab.ca/lcr/public/DisplayReport.aspx?id=2903516)

Trucking Service (Alberta)

General

In 2006, WCB received 3,456 total claims with over $16.7 million in claim costs.

In 2009, WCB received 2,714 total claims with over $15.9 million in claim costs.

(Trucking Service, General from WCB Alberta; https://my.wcb.ab.ca/lcr/public/DisplayReport.aspx?id=2903670)

Specialized

In 2006, WCB received 168 total claims with over $900, 000 in claim costs.

In 2009, WCB received 94 total claims with over $500,000 in claim costs.

(Trucking Service, Specialized from WCB Alberta; https://my.wcb.ab.ca/lcr/public/DisplayReport.aspx?id=2903669)

Oilfield

In 2006, WCB received 649 total claims with over $3.4 million in claim costs.

In 2009, WCB received 270 total claims with over $1.7 million in claim costs.

(Trucking Service,Oilfield from WCB Alberta; https://my.wcb.ab.ca/lcr/public/DisplayReport.aspx?id=2903671)

Drug Testing Changes Information

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) www.samhsa.gov and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) www.hhs.gov drug testing regulations (applicable to American and Canadian laboratories) have changed effective October 1, 2010.

If a company with a drug & alcohol policy currently contains specific drug cut-off levels, they will now differ from the new SAMHSA levels effective October 1, 2010. DHHS regulates the three major drug testing labs (Maxxam, Gamma Dynacare, Dynalife) in Canada and requires them to provide quality control (QC) samples and reports to DHHS to maintain their certification. With the changes to the cut-off concentrations, all laboratory testing equipment must be re-calibrated to meet with the new QC criteria. None of the three labs will be running dual confirmation cycles; instead only confirming on the new concentration cut off levels. If a company has a drug & alcohol policy has not been altered to reflect the changes, liability issues may result.

For further information about the drug testing regulations, please visit the following websites:

www.samhsa.gov (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-26726.pdf(Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs; Notice)

www.hhs.gov (United States Department of Human Health Services)