Summary / Citation: Employers are required to report to health and safety officers when any occupational accident/disease occurs resulting in the death of an employee; a disabling injury to two or more employees, the loss by an employee of a body member or a part thereof or the complete loss of the usefulness of a body member or a part thereof, the permanent impairment of a body function of an employee; an explosion, damage to a boiler or pressure vessel that results in fire or the rupture of the boiler or pressure vessel, or any damage to an elevating device that renders it unserviceable, or a free fall of an elevating device. The employer must make a report in writing to the regional health and safety officer within 14 days whenever an investigation finds a disabling injury to an employee, an electric shock, toxic atmosphere or oxygen deficient atmosphere that caused an employee to lose consciousness; the implementation of rescue, revival or other similar emergency procedures; or a fire or an explosion (Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, § 15).
With respect to underground coal mining operations, where a hazardous occurrence occurs resulting in an injury for which a person is hospitalized, a death, a fire or an explosion, or damage to a hoist, ventilation system or other equipment that is essential to the safety or health of employees, the employer must notify a safety officer (Coal Mining Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, § 164).
With respect to oil and gas enterprises, the employer shall report, by the most rapid means of communication available to the employer, the date, time, location and nature of any accident, occupational disease or other hazardous occurrence resulting in the death of an employee, a missing person, a disabling injury, the implementation of emergency rescue, a fire or explosion that threatened the safety of an employee, the free fall of an elevating device that rendered the elevating device unsafe or an accidental accumulation, spill or leak of a ahazardous substance or the loss of damage to support craft (Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, § 16(4)).
The employer must make a report in writing to the regional health and safety officer within 14 days whenever an investigation finds a fire or an explosion, regardless of injury (Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, § 15).
• Coal Mining Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/90-97). (§ 164)
• Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (SOR/87-612). (§ 16(4))
• Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304). (§ 15)
