Research and Workplace Innovation Program (RWIP)

After consulting with its constituent groups, the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba developed and implemented the Research and Workplace Innovation Program (RWIP) in 2009.

Each year, RWIP will make available $1 million to fund high-quality scientific research and programs that develop, implement or evaluate innovative, practical, shop-floor solutions for improving workplace health and safety.

Click here for more information about RWIP.

The projects listed below were all developed with financial support from the Workers Compensation Board.


Scientific Research

Resources for this section will be posted as they become available.

Injury Prevention

  • SAFE Work for an Aging Workforce (series of audio recordings)
    What began as a conference held by A. Dolhy Ergonomics Inc. in April 2008 has turned into a program that is rolling out piece-by-piece. Dolhy presented the conference with the support of a Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba RWIP grant and the aim of providing information on aging workers' heath, safety and wellness issues, helping workplace improve working conditions, differentiating between aging worker issues and universal issues and discussing worker issues in a concentrated setting.

  • Seeing the Workplace with New Eyes (resource guide)

    Seeing the Workplace with New Eyes is a guide designed to assist new and established workplace safety and health committees, along with worker safety and health representatives. It is suggested as an effective orientation tool for new committee members to learn responsibilities and also to help established committees evaluate and improve upon strengths and weaknesses.
  • Manitoba Immigrants' Safety Initiative
    The Manitoba Immigrants' Safety Initiative (MISI) aims to prevent injury, death and workplace-related illness in new and existing immigrant workers in Manitoba. These resources were developed to help all Manitobans - new and existing - overcome language, cultural and informational barriers on their way to developing SAFE work practices and procedures.

Compensation, Disability Management and Return to Work

  • Modified Work Practices and Quality of Life Outcomes for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries
    Knowing the variables that can influence an injured worker's quality of life benefits all stakeholders. An improved quality of life may influence a worker's recovery time, reduce the amount of reoccurrences and improve the morale of all workers. This resource focuses on the quality of life of workers with musculoskeletal injuries participating in a return to work program.

Workplace Innovation

Resources for this section will be posted as they become available.

Transferring Research Knowledge into the Workplace

Resources for this section will be posted as they become available.