General Information
All incidents/accidents must be reported to a supervisor as soon as possible following the incident/accident. The main reporting forms used are:
- UBC Faculty & Staff Incident/Accident Report
- WorkSafeBC Form 6A- Worker’s Report of Injury or Occupational Disease to the Employer
- WorkSafeBC Form 7A- First Aid Report (completed only when first aid is administered by a qualified FA attendant)
- UBC Student & Visitor Incident/Accident Report
As of January 1 2008 workers who are injured at work and miss time from work as a result can now report their injuries to WorkSafe BBC calling the Teleclaim Contact Centre by dialing 1-888-WORKERS (1-888-967-5377), Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm. Through Teleclaim, callers speak to a WorkSafeBC representative, who completes an injury report on the workers behalf, explains the claim process, and helps obtain the services to assist with recovery and return to work.
Accident/Incident Reporting forms may be obtained by:
- Download from www.hse.ubc.ca
- Contacting Health, Safety and Environment at 604-822-2029 or email secretary@hse.ubc.ca
- Contacting Debra Dolan, HR Assistant, 2nd Floor, Koerner Library at 604-822-4205
If you have sustained a workplace injury, or feel that your work environment causes your present symptoms the following steps must be taken
