INJURY AND ILLNESS MANAGEMENT

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Ø Investigation process

Ø Report

· ACCIDENT REPORTING

· FIRST AID

Ø Signs

Ø Records

Ø Facilities and supplies

Ø First aid responder

· TRANSPORT OF INJURED WORKERS

· WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD (WCB) CLAIMS

Ø Employer report

Ø Worker notification

Ø Worker benefits

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS

Type of accident to investigate

If a person is killed or critically injured, notify both the Ministry of Labour and the JHSC immediately. A critical injury is one that threatens life, produces unconsciousness, or results in a fracture of an arm or leg, amputation beyond a finger or a toe, burns to a major portion of the body, or major loss of blood. (Critical Injury Defined 834/90, 1)

Investigation process

A worker representative from the JHSC may investigate accidents where a worker is killed or critically injured. The member may inspect the place where the accident occurred and any equipment that was involved (but may not disturb the scene). The member must report his/her findings to the ministry and to the JHSC. (Occupational Health and Safety Act, 9(31))

Report

The JHSC member who investigates a fatality or critical injury must report his/her findings to the ministry and to the JHSC. (Occupational Health and Safety Act, 9(31))

ACCIDENT REPORTING

Do not disturb an accident scene the ministry inspector gives permission.

Provide a written report within 48 hours of the accident. Retain the report for one year, minimum. Retain the two most recent reports on file. (Occupational Health and Safety Act, 51)

If a worker requires medical attention or is unable to perform his/her usual work as a result of an accident, fire or explosion, provide written notice to both the ministry and the JHSC within four days of incident. (Occupational Health and Safety Act, 51)

If a worker requires medical attention but is able to perform his/her usual work, maintain the report for two years and retain the two most recent reports on file. (Industrial Establishments Regulation 851/90, 6)

FIRST AID

Signs

The first-aid station must have a notice board on which the following are displayed:

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board poster Form 82
The valid first aid certificates of qualified, trained workers on duty
An inspection card showing when the first aid supplies were inspected and by whom.

(First-Aid Requirements 1101/90, 1)

Records

Keep a record of all circumstances of an accident, as described by the injured worker. Record the date and time of the incident, names of witnesses, the nature and exact location of the worker’s injuries, and the date, time and nature of each first-aid treatment given.

Facilities and supplies

All businesses must have first-aid supplies based on the number of employees. If there are 200 or more employees on any one shift, the first aid supplies must be in a first-aid room. First aid supplies required are listed in the table below.

	5 or fewer employees	6 to 15 employees	16 to 200 employees	More than 200 employees
Equipment	1 standard first aid manual 1 card safety pins	1 standard first aid manual 1 card safety pins	1 standard first aid manual 24 safety pins 1 basin	1 standard first aid manual Safety pins Dressing scissors Dressing forceps Graduated medicine glass Tongue depressors Cotton-tipped applicators
Dressings	12 adhesive dressings 4 sterile gauze pads, 3 inches square 2 rolls gauze bandage, 2 inches wide 2 field dressings, 4 inches square 1 triangular bandage	24 adhesive dressings 12 sterile gauze pads, 3 inches square 4 rolls gauze bandage, 2 inches wide 4 rolls gauze bandage, 4 inches wide 4 sterile surgical pads for pressure dressings 6 triangular bandages 1 roll up splint	48 adhesive dressings 12 sterile gauze pads, 3 inches square 12 rolls gauze bandage, 1 inch wide 8 rolls gauze bandage, 2 inches wide 8 rolls gauze bandage, 4 inches wide 6 sterile surgical pads for pressure dressings 48 sterile gauze pads 12 triangular bandages splints of assorted sizes 2 rolls of splint padding 2 rolls of adhesive tape, 1 inch wide	Adhesive dressings Sterile gauze pads, assorted sizes Gauze bandages, assorted sizes Adhesive plaster Absorbent cotton Triangular bandages Splints of assorted sizes Splint padding
furnishings				Hot and cold running water 3 wash basins 1 instrument sterilizer 1 cabinet for surgical dressings 1 enamel foot bath 1 sanitary disposal receptacle with lid 1 portable first aid box (6-15 employee size) 1 couch curtained off 1 stretcher 2 blankets

The first-aid station must be in the care of a worker who has a current, valid certificate of training for first-aid and who works in the immediate vicinity of the first-aid station. (First-Aid Requirements 1101/90, 8 - 10).

First aid responder

TRANSPORT OF INJURED WORKERS

At the time an injury occurs, the employer must provide and pay for a worker’s transportation to the hospital or to the physician. (Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, 38)

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE BOARD (WSIB) CLAIMS

A reportable injury occurs in the course of employment.

Employer report

The employer must notify the WSIB within three days after learning of any accident that required health care (not only first-aid), or results in the worker not being able to earn full wages. (Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, 21)

Worker notification

A worker must notify the WSIB as soon as possible and not longer than six months after an accident or, in the case of an occupational disease, after the worker learns that he/she suffers form the disease.

Worker benefits

If a worker is entitled to benefits under the insurance plan, the employer must pay the worker wages and benefits for the day of the injury as if the accident had not occurred.

The employer must continue to make contributions for the worker’s employment benefits throughout the first year after the worker is injured. (Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, 25)

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