LEARNING TASK 4 : Describe the WCA requirements for reporting workplace accidents
Employer report
An employer must report to WorkSafeBC within three days of every injury or disabling occupational disease occurring to a worker that is—or is claimed to be—one arising out of and in the course of employment.
An employer must immediately report to WorkSafeBC the death of a worker whether the cause of death is claimed to have arisen from the work or outside the workplace.
The employer’s report must be on the proper form supplied by WorkSafeBC. Failure to report an injury is an offence and could result in penalties.
You can find WorkSafeBC’s Form 7 Employer’s Report of Injury or Occupational Disease here.
For employers, the quickest and easiest way to report a worker’s injury or illness is online. Instructions can be found on WorkSafeBC’s website at “How employers report a workplace injury or disease” page.