HousePlant
05-21-2009, 01:48 PM
Greetings,
I am currently teaching a course at a local college on Health, Safety and Security for HR and one of my students told me she was informed that the police must be called for critical injuries or fatalities. I have found nothing in the legislation that states this. The WSIB website has it but I received a response to my request from WSIB that it is not found in the legislation. I received a similar response from a representative of CSAO (Construction Safety Association of Ontario) as it was in one of their documents that the police had to be called. Both have stated to the effect that when 911 is called for an ambulance the police would be dispached as well but there is nothing in the legislation that the police would need to be notified in the case of a critical injury.
Has anyone found in any legislation that the police have to be called for a critical injury or fatality in the workplace? So far I have only found the following in the Coroners Act R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER C.37:
in Section 10(1)
"Duty to give information
10. (1) Every person who has reason to believe that a deceased person died,
(a) as a result of,
(i) violence,
(ii) misadventure,
(iii) negligence,
(iv) misconduct, or
(v) malpractice;
(b) by unfair means;
(c) during pregnancy or following pregnancy in circumstances that might reasonably be attributable thereto;
(d) suddenly and unexpectedly;
(e) from disease or sickness for which he or she was not treated by a legally qualified medical practitioner;
(f) from any cause other than disease; or
(g) under such circumstances as may require investigation,
shall immediately notify a coroner or a police officer of the facts and circumstances relating to the death, and where a police officer is notified he or she shall in turn immediately notify the coroner of such facts and circumstances. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.37, s. 10 (1)."
and in Section 10(2)
"Notice of death resulting from accident at or in construction project, mining plant or mine
(5) Where a worker dies as a result of an accident occurring in the course of the worker’s employment at or in a construction project, mining plant or mine, including a pit or quarry, the person in charge of such project, mining plant or mine shall immediately give notice of the death to a coroner and the coroner shall issue a warrant to hold an inquest upon the body. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.37, s. 10 (5)."
Both show that the coroner needs to be notified for death. I think it would be easier to contact the police and have them call the coroner. Anything on critical injuries?
Cheers,
Dan Plant
I am currently teaching a course at a local college on Health, Safety and Security for HR and one of my students told me she was informed that the police must be called for critical injuries or fatalities. I have found nothing in the legislation that states this. The WSIB website has it but I received a response to my request from WSIB that it is not found in the legislation. I received a similar response from a representative of CSAO (Construction Safety Association of Ontario) as it was in one of their documents that the police had to be called. Both have stated to the effect that when 911 is called for an ambulance the police would be dispached as well but there is nothing in the legislation that the police would need to be notified in the case of a critical injury.
Has anyone found in any legislation that the police have to be called for a critical injury or fatality in the workplace? So far I have only found the following in the Coroners Act R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER C.37:
in Section 10(1)
"Duty to give information
10. (1) Every person who has reason to believe that a deceased person died,
(a) as a result of,
(i) violence,
(ii) misadventure,
(iii) negligence,
(iv) misconduct, or
(v) malpractice;
(b) by unfair means;
(c) during pregnancy or following pregnancy in circumstances that might reasonably be attributable thereto;
(d) suddenly and unexpectedly;
(e) from disease or sickness for which he or she was not treated by a legally qualified medical practitioner;
(f) from any cause other than disease; or
(g) under such circumstances as may require investigation,
shall immediately notify a coroner or a police officer of the facts and circumstances relating to the death, and where a police officer is notified he or she shall in turn immediately notify the coroner of such facts and circumstances. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.37, s. 10 (1)."
and in Section 10(2)
"Notice of death resulting from accident at or in construction project, mining plant or mine
(5) Where a worker dies as a result of an accident occurring in the course of the worker’s employment at or in a construction project, mining plant or mine, including a pit or quarry, the person in charge of such project, mining plant or mine shall immediately give notice of the death to a coroner and the coroner shall issue a warrant to hold an inquest upon the body. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.37, s. 10 (5)."
Both show that the coroner needs to be notified for death. I think it would be easier to contact the police and have them call the coroner. Anything on critical injuries?
Cheers,
Dan Plant