Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304)

15.4 (1) Where an employer becomes aware of an accident, occupational illness or other hazardous occurrence affecting any of his employees in the course of employment, the employer shall, without delay,

• (a) appoint a qualified person to carry out an investigation of the hazardous occurrence;

• (b) notify the work place committee or the health and safety representative of the hazardous occurrence and of the name of the person appointed to investigate it; and

• (c) take necessary measures to prevent a recurrence of the hazardous occurrence.

(2) Where the hazardous occurrence referred to in subsection (1) is an accident involving a motor vehicle on a public road that is investigated by a police authority, the investigation referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall be carried out by obtaining from the appropriate police authority a copy of its report respecting the accident.

(3) As soon as feasible after receipt of the report referred to in subsection (2), the employer shall provide a copy of the report to the work place committee or the health and safety representative.