{"id":386,"date":"2022-02-07T18:12:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T23:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradesaccesscommoncorelinea2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=386"},"modified":"2022-02-08T14:18:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T19:18:14","slug":"employer-report","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/tradesaccesscommoncorelinea2\/chapter\/employer-report\/","title":{"raw":"Employer report","rendered":"Employer report"},"content":{"raw":"An employer must report to WorkSafeBC within three days of every injury or disabling occupational disease occurring to a worker that is\u2014or is claimed to be\u2014one arising out of and in the course of employment.\r\n\r\nAn employer must <strong><em>immediately <\/em><\/strong>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.\r\n\r\nThe employer\u2019s report must be on the proper form supplied by WorkSafeBC. Failure to report an injury is an offence and could result in penalties.\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n\r\nYou can find WorkSafeBC's Form 7 Employer\u2019s Report of Injury or Occupational Disease <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worksafebc.com\/en\/resources\/claims\/forms\/employers-report-of-injury-or-occupational-disease-form-7?lang=en&amp;origin=s&amp;returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worksafebc.com%2Fen%2Fforms-resources%23sort%3DRelevancy%26q%3Dform%25207&amp;highlight=form%207\">here<\/a>.\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nFor employers, the quickest and easiest way to report a worker\u2019s injury or illness is online. Instructions can be found on WorkSafeBC's website at \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worksafebc.com\/en\/claims\/report-workplace-injury-illness\/how-employers-report-workplace-injury-illness\">How employers report a workplace injury or disease<\/a>\" page.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>An employer must report to WorkSafeBC within three days of every injury or disabling occupational disease occurring to a worker that is\u2014or is claimed to be\u2014one arising out of and in the course of employment.<\/p>\n<p>An employer must <strong><em>immediately <\/em><\/strong>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.<\/p>\n<p>The employer\u2019s report must be on the proper form supplied by WorkSafeBC. Failure to report an injury is an offence and could result in penalties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p>You can find WorkSafeBC&#8217;s Form 7 Employer\u2019s Report of Injury or Occupational Disease <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worksafebc.com\/en\/resources\/claims\/forms\/employers-report-of-injury-or-occupational-disease-form-7?lang=en&amp;origin=s&amp;returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worksafebc.com%2Fen%2Fforms-resources%23sort%3DRelevancy%26q%3Dform%25207&amp;highlight=form%207\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>For employers, the quickest and easiest way to report a worker\u2019s injury or illness is online. 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