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Guides for employers, workers, health care providers and homeowners working with WorkSafeBC.

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Title:   Access to information and protection of privacy at WorkSafeBC
  Order #:   PH89
  Description:   This pamphlet serves as a guide as to when and how you can access information from WorkSafeBC under the FIPPA.
      (PDF 126kb)
       
Title:   Guide to the amended Workers Compensation Act, 2002
  Order #:   PH6
  Description:   Brochure summarizing the legislative changes to the Workers Compensation Act.
      (PDF 160kb)
       
Title:   Guide to the Bill 63 amendments to the Workers Compensation Act
Order #:   PH15
  Description:   Brochure summarizing the legislative changes to the Workers Compensation Act.
    (PDF 130kb)
     

Employers

Title: Applying for a variance of the OHS Regulation
  Order #:   PH87
  Description:   A guide to applying for a variance of the OHS Regulation.
      (PDF 1.7mb)
     
Title: Claims review and appeal guide for employers
  Order #:   PH7
  Description:   For WorkSafeBC claim decisions.
      (PDF 226kb)
     
Title:   Guide to completing your Employer Payroll and Contract Labour Report
  Order #:   N/A
  Description:   A guide to help employers report their payroll and pay their premiums.
      (PDF 545kb)
     
Title:   Hire Worker Program: Hiring assistance for B.C. employers
  Order #:   PH42
  Description:   The Hire a Worker Program gives employers access to skilled workers without incurring the usual costs associated with advertising, recruitment, and training.
      (PDF 163kb)
     
Title:   Renovating or building your home? You may need to register with WorkSafeBC
  Order #:   PL23
  Description:   Information for home owners or renters hiring contractors to work on their home.
      (PDF 91kb)
     
Title:   Return to work is good business
  Order #:   PH55
  Description:   Return to work benefits everyone in the workers’ compensation system. Besides retaining healthy, qualified employees, an employer can save money through “loss prevention”.
      (PDF 267kb)
       
Title:   Small business primer: A guide to WorkSafeBC
  Order #:   BK88
  Description:   This publication was developed in partnership with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) in an effort to provide useful information for small business owners.
      (PDF 959kb)
      Also available in Chinese.
     
Title:   The Partners Program
  Order #:   PH86
  Description:   Provides employers with information about participating in the program and the rewards of health, safety, and effective return-to-work.
      (PDF 253kb)
       

Workers

Title:   Benefits and services: A handbook for workers
  Order #:   BK25
  Description:   Takes injured workers step by step through the workers' compensation system. Provides information on the types of benefits offered, workers' rights and responsibilities, and returning to work.
      (PDF 408kb)
       
Title:   Claims review and appeal guide for workers and dependants
  Order #:   PH8
  Description:   For WorkSafeBC claim decisions.
      (PDF 1mb)
     
Title:   For Families: A guide for families coping with a work-related death or terminal illness
  Order #:   BK20
  Description:   Provides information on WorkSafeBC benefits that might be available to families of workers who died in a work-related accident and to workers with a terminal occupational disease. Also includes information on legal issues, access to WorkSafeBC reports, and other resources.
      (PDF 1mb)
     
Title:   Job Finder: Employment assistance for B.C.'s injured workers
  Order #:   PH49
  Description:   Information for injured workers in WorkSafeBC's Vocational Rehabilitation Program on using Job Finder to access information on available jobs and search for job opportunities by posting date, job type, and job location.
      (PDF 667kb)
       
Title:   Managing your WorkSafeBC claim: The basics of workers' compensation
  Order #:   PH20
  Description:   Provides basic information about how and when to make a compensation claim and the kinds of help provided by WorkSafeBC.
      (PDF 249kb)
       
Title:   Staying safe at work New
  Order #:   PH95
  Description:   Provides an overview of the rights and responsibilities of workers. This pamphlet is intended particularly for workers who are new to British Columbia.
      (PDF 253kb)
       
Title:   What you need to know about personal injury lawsuits by WorkSafeBC - including claims election forms
  Order #:   PH26
  Description:   This pamphlet provides information on what decisions an injured worker or dependant must make when a third party is involved.
      (PDF 515kb)
       
Title:   Your road to recovery and beyond: A guide for seriously injured workers and their families
  Order #:   BK53
  Description:   Provides information on WorkSafeBC benefits that might be available to workers who were seriously injured on the job and to their families. Also includes information on access to resources outside WorkSafeBC and statements from seriously injured workers. The printed book is made available to workers identified as seriously injured.
      (PDF 670kb)
       

Health Care Providers

Title:   Privacy protection and the health care provider
  Order #:   PH29
  Description:   Overview of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and how it impacts health care providers.
      (PDF 163kb)
       
Title:   Return to work is good for recovery: The nurse advisor's role in return-to-work planning
  Order #:   PH58
  Description:   This brochure outlines how WorkSafeBC nurse advisors can help injured workers safely return to work and recover from injury or illness.
      (PDF 738kb)
       
Title:   Return to work is good medicine
  Order #:   PH54
  Description:   Return to work programs help workers return to work in a safe and timely manner. Discusses return to work as therapy and physicians' role in the process.
      (PDF 541kb)
       
Title:   Return to work is good therapy
  Order #:   PH56
  Description:   Health care professionals, labour organizations, workers advocates, many employers, and WorkSafeBC understand and promote safe and productive work as a form of therapy.
      (PDF 242kb)
       
Title:   Your physiotherapist and you
  Order #:   PH27
  Description:   This brochure outlines how you and your physiotherapist will work together to help you return to work.
      (PDF 2.6mb)