www worksafebc com statistics 2003 solid forward thinking value adding introduction 1 this report on is published annually as a complement to the opera tional and financial reviews covered in annual of workers compensation board bc wcb contains three key areas operation claims assessments prevention information provides both general overview system trends statistical indicators allow for valid comparisons format tables exhibits have been kept consistent possible with those used previous editions february 2000 revised it uses classify employers into classes subclasses industry administrative purposes are now known sectors subsectors when new classifi cation structure was introduced historical records were converted therefore publish time series subsector basis there presented by that subclass 1999 prior publications