The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission’s (WSCC’s) Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Funding Program offers funding opportunities for providers of OHS services that are designed to improve workplace safety education and support employers in complying with OHS legislation in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
 

This service mostly impacts businesses working in industries like construction, roadworks, and electrical fields, as well as those that contract work to those industries. 

“Struck-by” incidents happen when a worker comes into contact with a moving object, tool, or piece of equipment. For example, a worker could be struck by a tool falling off a roof, a swinging tool like a hammer, a moving vehicle, compressed air that is suddenly released, or even a broken piece of equipment that flies off and travels through the air.

The most common injuries from struck-by incidents involve fingers, hands, and upper extremities. 

Higher-Risk Industries & Occupations

In the north, struck-by incidents are most often experienced by: 

In 2024, almost 24% of all injury claims to the WSCC involved struck-by incidents. These incidents often result in injuries to fingers and hands, eyes, and upper extremities. 

The WSCC’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Funding Program offers funding opportunities for providers of OHS services that improve workplace safety and support employers in complying with OHS legislation in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

The OHS Funding Program will advance the WSCC’s vision of reducing work-related accidents, injuries, and illnesses. The goals of the OHS Funding Program are to:

Produced annually, the WSCC Corporate Plan