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WSIB - Updated Accident Reporting Deadline November 03 2023

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”) updated its policy on accident reporting, effective September 29th, 2023. The WSIB must receive an employer's complete accident report within three business days after the employer learns of the reporting obligation, instead of the previous seven-day deadline. Business days are defined as Monday to Friday, and do not include statutory holidays.

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Source: WSIB

WSIB – Mise à jour de la date limite pour signaler un accident

La Commission de la sécurité professionnelle et de l’assurance contre les accidents du travail (« WSIB ») a mis à jour sa politique de signalement d’accident, à compter du 29 septembre 2023. La WSIB doit recevoir le rapport d’accident complet de l’employé(e) dans les trois jours ouvrables après qu’il ou elle apprend son obligation de signaler l’accident, au lieu de l’ancien délai de sept jours. Les jours ouvrables sont définis comme étant du lundi au vendredi et ne comprennent pas les jours fériés.

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Source : WSIB

Alberta to amend the “Right to Refuse” December 08 2017

On November 27th, The Alberta labour minister introduced a bill that proposed changes to the province’s health and safety provisions.

 

This proposal comes on the heels of an extended review of Alberta’s workplace rules; the first review of its kind since its inception in 1976.

 

Some of the proposed changes include:

  • When an employee exercises their right to refuse unsafe work, the employer must continue to pay them while investigating their claim.
  • Additional punitive action against employers who discriminate against employees exercising their workplace rights.
  • Additional payments for family members of employees killed on the job.
  • Removal of cap on benefit payments to injured employees.
  • New health and safety committee requires
  • New reporting requirements for workplace incidents

 

… Among others.

 

We will continue to report on this story as it develops.

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