Incident Management

Reporting an Incident

How to report an Incident:

1 - For serious incidents

The Government of Alberta requires that all "serious incidents" be reported immediately to Alberta Labour. Serious incidents include the following:

• Injury or incident that results in the death of a worker
• Injury or incident that results in worker admitted to hospital (as an inpatient)
• Unplanned or uncontrolled explosion, fire, or flood that causes (or had the potential to cause) a serious injury
• Collapse or failure of any part of a building or structure that is necessary for its structural integrity
• Collapse of a hoist, crane, or derrick

To report a serious incident:

1. Call the Control Centre: 780-492-5555.
2. Report your incident, provide your phone number, and request a call back from the EHS on-call person
3. Complete and submit an incident report.

2 - For all other incidents

1. Complete and submit an incident report.
2. Your supervisor will then be notified to complete the second part of the form.
3. Injured and required professional medical attention?
   • STAFF must contact Human Resource Services.
   • STUDENTS & supervisors must notify the Workers' Compensation Board
4. Follow up with your supervisor to make sure all reporting is complete.

Why report an incident?

Incident reporting allows us to observe trends and find opportunities to implement safe work practices at the university. Read about some of the lessons we've learnedfrom past incidents!

Report an Incident