WSIA

PURPOSE OF WSIA + WSIA ALSO

ENSURES INJURED
WORKERS
RE-EMPLOYMENT
The Workplace

SAFETY INSURANCE ACT

AND RETURN OF
Safety Insurance Act
is a legislation that WORK
If a worker has
ensures the
worked continuously for the
compensation of employer for one year, and the
workers with employer normally employs 20 or
workplace related more workers, the employer must
reemploy the injured worker.
injuries or This obligation lasts for:
occupational injures. Two years after the date of the injury

WORKPLACE
Employers are One year after the worker is able to do
the essential duties of his or her pre-
protected by civil accident job or
lawsuits in The date the worker reaches age 65
return. The act is If the worker is medically able to
perform the essential duties of the job,
enforced and
they must return to their pre-injury
administered by the position.
Workplace
it is the employer's duty to modify the
Safety Insurance
work or workplace to accommodate
Board. the needs of their workers to the extent
of undue hardship. .
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IN CASE OF INJURY:
+ the incident must be reported to the
WSIB within three days of the employer
learning of the incident.(s. 21(1))
+ the employer must provide and pay for
the transportation to seek medical
attention. (s. 38)
+ the employer must keep a record of all
circumstances of the accident as
described by the injured worker:
the date and time of the occurrence, the
names of witnesses, the location of the
injuries to the worker and the date and
time of each first aid treatment given.
(Reg. 1101, s. 5.)
+ WSIA ENFORCES
SAFETY IN
WORKPLACES
WITH HEALTH AND
SAFETY
PROVISIONS
All employers must:
+ have first aid stations easily accessible
and supervised byworkers who have valid
first aid
certificates
+ post all required first aidinformation
where it can be seen clearly including the
In Case of Injury at Work poster
+ any accidents or first aid treatment given
my be recorded in detail by employers
Certification for Joint Health and Safety
Committee (JHSC) members
(The Occupational Health and Safety Act
(OHSA) may require a workplace to have a
Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC).
In workplaces where 20 or more workers
are employed, the JHSCs must have
certified members..
INSURANCE
The Act created an insurance plan
to ensured compensation to
employees who are injured or
disabled due to workplace
accidents and employees with an
occupational disease.
The Act also enables compensation
to the worker when:
+ A worker loses earnings or
becomes disabled due to a
workplace injury
+ A fatality occurs, in which case the
workers survivors may be entitled
to death benefits
When an employee injury occurs
in the course of employment, the
Act ensures that the employee:
+ Receives health care at no cost
+ Support in returning to work in his or her pre-
injury position, or other suitable work
+ Assistance finding alternative employment if
the injury prevents them from continuing with
their current employer
Workers do not make any contributions or
payments to the insurance plan or benefits they
may receive from the plan. (s. 95)
Employees who are covered by WSIB insurance
may not take legal action in the civil courts against
employers for any workplace accidents, injuries or
designated occupational disease
* Individuals and employers can be fined or
imprisoned for infringing the WSIA (ss. 149-158)