Office Bullying and Harassment Policy Volume Nov 2013 | Page 9

About WorkSafeBC
WorkSafeBC (the Workers’ Compensation Board) is an independent provincial statutory agency governed by a board of directors. It is funded by
insurance premiums paid by registered employers and by investment returns. In administering the Workers Compensation Act, WorkSafeBC
remains separate and distinct from government; however, it is accountable to the public through government in its role of protecting and
maintaining the overall well-being of the workers’ compensation system.
WorkSafeBC was born out of a compromise between B.C.’s workers and employers in 1917, where workers gave up the right to sue their
employers or fellow workers for injuries on the job in return for a no-fault insurance program fully paid for by employers. WorkSafeBC is committed
to a safe and healthy workplace, and to providing return?to?work rehabilitation and legislated compensation benefits to workers injured as a result
of their employment.

WorkSafeBC prevention information line
The WorkSafeBC prevention information line can answer your questions about workplace health and safety, worker and employer responsibilities,
and reporting a workplace incident. The prevention information line accepts anonymous calls.
Phone [phone] in the Lower Mainland, or call 1.888.621.7233 (621.SAFE) toll-free in Canada.
To report after-hours and weekend incidents and emergencies, call 604.273.7711 in the Lower Mainland, or call 1.866.922.4357
(WCB.HELP) toll-free in British Columbia.