> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # WorkSafeBC - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/worksafebc/ - Published: 2026-03-03T17:20:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-03-03T17:20:02.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, Canada, British Columbia, #toc, Government The **Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia**, operating as **WorkSafeBC**, is a Canadian provincial government agency owned by the [Government of British Columbia](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Government-of-British-Columbia). It is based in Richmond, British Columbia. ## History In September 2007, WorkSafeBC published a report titled "Sustaining Health Care Professionals during Pandemic Influenza: A Pre-incident Pilot Project", which stated that "\[f\]or several years, the [World Health Organization](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Health-Organization) and other national and international health organizations have advised health care authorities in every country to be prepared for a pandemic outbreak of a new strain of influenza virus that is likely to occur in the near future."[\[1\]](#fn1) The research was conducted by the Centre for Practitioner Renewal, Providence Health Care and the University of British Columbia (UBC). ### COVID-19 WorkSafeBC purchased advertising airtime from the [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Broadcasting-Corporation) (CBC) in 2020-2022.[\[2\]](#fn2) [Allan Seckel](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Allan-Seckel) was appointed as the inaugural Fair Practices Commissioner on May 1, 2023.[\[3\]](#fn3) ## Organization WorkSafeBC is partnered with the British Columbia Chiropractic Association (BCCA)[\[4\]](#fn4) and [Cochrane Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Cochrane-Canada),[\[5\]](#fn5) and has received funding from the [Insurance Corporation of British Columbia](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Insurance-Corporation-of-British-Columbia) (ICBC).[\[6\]](#fn6) ### Personnel | Name | Position | Notes | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Allan Seckel](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Allan-Seckel) | Fair Practices Commissioner[\[3:1\]](#fn3) | [LIFT Impact Partners](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/LIFT-Impact-Partners), [Insurance Corporation of British Columbia](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Insurance-Corporation-of-British-Columbia) (ICBC), [Legal Aid BC](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Legal-Aid-BC) | ## Activities WorkSafeBC has provided funding to:[\[7\]](#fn7) - Air BC - Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia (APBC) - ASTC Science World Society[\[8\]](#fn8) - BC Cancer Agency - BC Ferries - Beedie School of Business - British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) - Canadian Forest Products - Capital Health Region (CHR) - City of Burnaby - Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada - Cowichan Valley Health Care Society - Diabetes Canada[\[9\]](#fn9) - Greater Victoria School District - Institute of Health Promotion Research - Juan de Fuca Hospitals - Justice Institute of British Columbia - LC Line Contractors Association of British Columbia - Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute - North West Loggers Association - Northern Interior Forest Training Initiative (NIFTI) - School of Criminology - Simon Fraser University (SFU) - St. Paul's Hospital - Tetra Society of North America - Trillium Lodge - University of British Columbia (UBC) - VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation[\[10\]](#fn10) - Work Health Foundation ### Publications - September 2007: [Sustaining Health Care Professionals during Pandemic Influenza: A Pre-incident Pilot Project](https://web.archive.org/web/20231207021127/https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/about-us/research/sustaining-health-care-professionals-during-pandemic-influenza-a-pre-incident-pilot-project?lang=en&origin=s&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worksafebc.com%2Fen%2Fsearch#sort%3DDate%26first%3D170%26f%3Acontent-type-facet%3D%5BResearch%5D) - 2010: [H1N1, Perceived Risk and Decisions across Health Care Occupations](http://archive.today/2023.12.07-024631/https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/about-us/research/h1n1-perceived-risk-and-decisions-across-health-care-occupations) ## External links - [Website](https://www.worksafebc.com/en) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorkSafeBC) --- 1. Kuhl, D., MacNutt, L., Whitehead, P., & Carrier, D. (2007, September). *Sustaining Health Care Professionals during Pandemic Influenza: A Pre-incident Pilot Project.* WorkSafeBC. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231207021127/https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/about-us/research/sustaining-health-care-professionals-during-pandemic-influenza-a-pre-incident-pilot-project?lang=en&origin=s&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worksafebc.com%2Fen%2Fsearch#sort%3DDate%26first%3D170%26f%3Acontent-type-facet%3D\[Research\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20231207021127/https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/about-us/research/sustaining-health-care-professionals-during-pandemic-influenza-a-pre-incident-pilot-project?lang=en&origin=s&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worksafebc.com%2Fen%2Fsearch#sort%3DDate%26first%3D170%26f%3Acontent-type-facet%3D%5BResearch%5D) [↩︎](#fnref1) 2. *Final Release Package A-2023-00059 CBC, Advertising Companies.* CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. *Fair practices commissioner.* WorkSafeBC. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref3) [↩︎](#fnref3:1) 4. *BCCA Partners.* BC Chiropractic Association. Retrieved April 16, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *Partners.* Cochrane Canada. Retrieved April 22, 2021, from [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. Holt, C. (2022). *Statements and Schedules of Financial Information - Year Ended March 31, 2022* (pp. 109–149). Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. *Search.* WorkSafeBC. Retrieved December 7, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref7) 8. Slusarchuk, C. (2022, May 12). *2021/22 Annual Report.* Science World. [↩︎](#fnref8) 9. *2020 Impact Report.* (2020). Diabetes Canada. [↩︎](#fnref9) 10. Nanji, N., & Grantham, B. (2018). *Annual Report 2017-2018.* VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation. [↩︎](#fnref10)