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"Point in Time" Regulation Content

Workers Compensation Act

Reports of Injuries Regulations

B.C. Reg. 713/74

NOTE: Links below go to regulation content as it was prior to the changes made on the effective date. (PIT covers changes made from September 19, 2009 to "current to" date of the regulation.)
SECTIONEFFECTIVE DATE
Section 1 April 6, 2020
Section 2 April 6, 2020
Section 3 April 6, 2020
Section 4 April 6, 2020

 Section 1 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 279/2019, effective April 6, 2020.

Minor injuries — not reportable

1   Where none of the conditions listed in section 2 (a) to (h) is present, an injury is a minor injury and not required to be reported to the board unless one of those conditions subsequently occurs.

 Section 2 (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 279/2019, effective April 6, 2020.

Reportable injuries

2   A reportable injury is an injury arising out of and in the course of employment under Part 1 of the Workers Compensation Act, or which is claimed by the worker concerned to have arisen out of and in the course of such employment, and in respect of which any one of the following conditions is present or subsequently occurs:

 Section 2 (d), (f) and (h) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 279/2019, effective April 6, 2020.

(d) the worker states that he intends to seek medical treatment;

(f) the worker is unable or claims that he is unable by reason of the injury to return to his usual job function on any working day subsequent to the day of injury;

(h) the worker or the board has requested that an employer's report be sent to the board.

 Section 3 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 279/2019, effective April 6, 2020.

Commencement of obligation to report

3   The obligation of the employer to report the injury to the board commences when a supervisor, first aid attendant or other representative of the employer first becomes aware of any one of the conditions listed in section 2, or when notification of any such condition is received by mail or telephone at the local or head office of the employer.

 Section 4 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 279/2019, effective April 6, 2020.

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