Item - 2025.GG26.39

The General Government Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council receive the End of Year 2024 Occupational Health and Safety Report (November 24, 2025) from the Chief People Officer, for information.

This report provides information on the status of the City’s health and safety system, specifically, performance for 2024 and actions and priorities to address identified hazards.

There was a 3.2 percent decrease in the number of lost time injuries in 2024 relative to 2023.

There was an 11.8 percent decrease in the number of recurrences and a 9.4 percent decrease in the number of medical aid injuries in 2024 relative to 2023.

The overall invoiced costs related to the City's current Workplace Safety and Insurance Board firm number increased from $57.3 million in 2023 to $65.9 million in 2024.  This increase in costs was primarily attributed to claims for mental / emotional illnesses or disorders, followed by those attributed to firefighter cancers, and musculoskeletal disorders resulting from exertion, repetition, awkward posture and vibration / jarring.