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USAGE CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE FIVE YEAR EMPLOYER LOST-
TIME CLAIMS AND FATALITIES REPORT (EMP1b)
OVERVIEW
These annual reports present the occupational fatality numbers, the lost-time claim numbers
and rates for employers in Alberta, allowing for the tracking of these workplace health and
safety performance indicators over time. Lost-time claim rate can serve as an indicator of a
company’s safety performance, but it is not a conclusive measure by itself.
Alberta Employment and Immigration (AE&I) prepares this annual employer report based on an
Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) data file, prepared on March 31st of the year
following the calendar year being reported. WCB’s data are the most comprehensive source of
data available on workplace injuries. The data collected supports WCB-Alberta’s role as the
insurer of workplace injuries.
The data presented in this report includes employers who are required to have WCB accounts.
In most industries, employers must cover their workers through the WCB however in certain
industries, employers have the option of covering the workers through WCB, using other
insurance carriers, or not insuring their workers. Data for employers in these voluntary industries
have been excluded from this report.
AE&I prepares this report on employer workplace safety performance indicators in order to meet
the demand from industry and safety associations, labour organizations, employers and workers
for incorporating this information into their plans for enhancing workplace health and safety.
RISK CONSIDERATIONS
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) provides a right of access
to records held by public bodies, and at the same time protects the personal privacy of
Albertans by controlling the manner in which a public body manages their personal information.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act in Section 28.1 states:
“The Minister may, in order to enhance the protection of workers and the prevention of