Difference between revisions of "List of Abbreviations regarding Workers' Compensation (7:App A)"

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{{REVIEWED LSLAP | date= June 30, 2021}}
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*ASTD: Activity-related Soft Tissue Disorder
*ASTD: Activity-related Soft Tissue Disorder

Revision as of 01:39, 3 September 2022

This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by the Law Students' Legal Advice Program on July 21, 2022.



  • ASTD: Activity-related Soft Tissue Disorder
  • ATA: Administrative Tribunals Act, SBC 2004, c 45
  • BMA: Board Medical Advisor
  • CM: Case Manager
  • CMS: Claims Management Solutions
  • DA: Disability Awards
  • EI: Employment Insurance
  • EO: Entitlement Officer
  • FPO: Fair Practices Officer
  • LOE: Loss of Earnings pension
  • LTWR: Long Term Wage Rate
  • MMR: Maximum Medical Recovery
  • MRPP: Manual of Rules, Policy and Procedure
  • OccD: Occupational Disease
  • OHS: Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, BC Reg 296/97
  • PD: Practice Directives
  • PDES: Permanent Disability Evaluation Schedule
  • PFI: Permanent Functional Impairment
  • POP: Personal Optional Protection
  • R&L: (Medical) Restrictions and Limitations
  • RSCM: Rehabilitation Services and Claims Manual (Volumes I and II)
  • RTW: Return to Work
  • STWR: Short Term Wage Rate
  • TPD: Temporary Partial Disability
  • TTD: Temporary Total Disability
  • TWL: Temporary Wage Loss benefits
  • VR: Vocational Rehabilitation
  • VRC: Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant
  • WCA: Workers’ Compensation Act, RSBC l996, c 492
  • WCAT: Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal
  • WCB: Workers’ Compensation Board/the Board/Worksafe BC


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