Thank you, Madam Chair. There are a number of reasons why there could possibly be a late file. There were and there have been time delays between when an incident occurred and when the employee reported the occurrence to their supervisor. We are trying to encourage employees to report incidents immediately, but sometimes it is late. It could be shift work. There were delays between when an incident occurred and when an employee sought medical attention. An individual may have had an incident and didn’t realize that they were necessarily injured and, at a later time, realized that the incident actually did result in an injury so they brought it to their supervisor’s attention, reported it and filed the paperwork accordingly. There were situations where employees and/or supervisors were not aware that there was a requirement to report all workplace incidents to the WSCC. I’ve already talked about this one. This is something that we want the occupational health and safety committees pushing, and informing and educating staff so that they know that all injuries require a report. There were situations where there were misunderstandings between the employee and the supervisor on the process to be used to submit the required form. That is another thing that the occupational health and safety committees are going to push to make sure the employees are informed accordingly.
Glen Abernethy on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 12th, 2013. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 11th, 2013
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