Report Occupational Injuries

Report Occupational Injuries To The Compensation Commission (SO3-AC2)

Based on the stipulations in Section 38 and Section 39 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act:

All employers must report any accidents that result in medical expenses and/or a worker’s absence from work for longer than three days by submitting the required documents to the Compensation Fund within seven days. Employers who delay in reporting an accident are guilty of a criminal offence and will have to pay a penalty.

Employers must fill in the required forms and submit them to the Compensation Commissioner within 14 days.

An occupational disease is a disease caused by a worker’s job. See Schedule 3 of the Act for the list of occupational diseases.