Thank you, Madam Chair. Just going back to the WSCC claims, as I have indicated, we are putting stuff in now; we are trying to address the problem. Some of the stuff is going to take a bit of time to work through. As with any new program, there is bound to be some growing pains, but we have already seen a decrease in 2012. We know there is probably going to be a penalty coming from that. We just expect it to be much smaller, which shows that we have started to make progress. More progress is needed. More diligence is needed. We continue to work closely with the departments so they implement the policies that are in place. We expect to see some better results over time.
I don’t want anybody to have the illusion that the GNWT is an unsafe place. The Member mentioned it earlier; the WSCC has a target. It is not an average. I think it was said that it was an average before and it’s not an average. A target of 2.4 or less loss time claims per 100.
We work really hard to promote a safe workplace. Right now our average is 1.8. I think we had 80-some claims last year that were time loss, but our average is 1.8 time loss claims per 100. We are not an unsafe workplace. We had some challenging worksites where we are having some poor results. That will be Justice, Stanton and Beaufort-Delta. But overall, I wouldn’t say that we are an unsafe workplace. I think that is important to support our employees out there that are working in safe environments where they are not getting injured.
With respect to the Associate Director/Superintendent Program, for 2013-14 we should be advertised in March and April. Going back to your initial intake, the first two graduates have completed the program and have actually taken on full responsibility for the positions they are being developed for. One is in the Deh Cho Health and Social Services Authority and the other is a MACA superintendent in the South Slave. As we
move forward and individuals complete the program and are placed, I am happy to provide those statistics to the committee.