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Alberta incident report requirements

Your Alberta incident report has 4 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

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Alberta's incident reporting and investigation rules are in section 33 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Serious injuries and incidents are called in as soon as possible, potentially serious incidents are reported online after the investigation, and every one gets an investigation report. Here is each rule with a link to the official text, and how notes become an Alberta incident report.

Last reviewed October 12, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Incident reportALBERTA / SAMPLE

Sample notes, 140 words

Company: Northgate Fabrication
Site: 1840 Industrial Pkwy, shipping dock 2
Date: 10/08/2026, about 2:15pm
Injured: Luis Romero, material handler, warehouse crew
Supervisor: Tom Reilly
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4 Alberta rules on your checklist, including a call to the OHS Contact Centre as soon as possible for a death, hospital admission or serious incident.

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  • Alberta lawReportable to OHS as
  • Alberta lawInvestigated by (incl. the joint committee or health and safety representative)
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Company or organizationNorthgate Fabrication
Site address or location1840 Industrial Pkwy, shipping dock 2
Date of the incidentOct 8, 2026
Person injured or involvedLuis Romero, material handler, warehouse crew
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What Alberta requires

  • The prime contractor, or the employer if there is none, reports the time, place and nature to a Director as soon as possible when an injury, illness or incident results in a worker's death; when there is reason to believe a worker has been or will be admitted to hospital beyond emergency room or urgent care treatment; after an unplanned or uncontrolled explosion, fire or flood that causes or could cause serious injury or illness; after the collapse or upset of a crane, derrick or hoist; or after the collapse or failure of a building or structural component; the OHS Contact Centre takes these calls at 1-866-415-8690Occupational Health and Safety Act, SA 2020, c. O-2.2, s. 33 (1), (2) · Alberta.ca, Report serious injuries, illnesses or incidents
  • After a reportable injury, illness or incident, the prime contractor or employer investigates the circumstances, prepares a report outlining them and the corrective action taken to prevent a recurrence, keeps it readily available for an officer on demand, and gives a copy to a Director and to the joint health and safety committee or health and safety representative, or, if there is neither, makes it available to workers once the investigation is completeOHS Act, s. 33 (6)
  • An incident that had a likelihood of causing serious injury or illness, where corrective action may be needed to prevent a recurrence (a potentially serious incident), is investigated and reported the same way; the report is submitted online after the investigation is complete, and the scene does not have to be securedOHS Act, s. 33 (5) · Alberta.ca, Report potentially serious incidents
  • Unless a Director, OHS officer or police officer directs otherwise, no one disturbs or works at the scene of a reportable injury, illness or incident, or alters, moves or removes related equipment, documents or information, except to attend to the ill, injured or killed, prevent further harm, or protect endangered propertyOHS Act, s. 33 (9)
  • The prime contractor or employer who prepared the investigation report keeps it for at least 2 years after the injury, illness or incidentOHS Act, s. 33 (7)
  • A report prepared under section 33 is not admissible as evidence in a trial, fatality inquiry or other action arising out of the injury, illness or incident, except in a prosecution for perjury or for giving contradictory evidenceOHS Act, s. 33 (8)
  • Incidents at a mine or mine site specified in the OHS Code, and worker exposure to radiation over the prescribed limits, are also reported to a Director as soon as possibleOHS Act, s. 33 (3), (4)

Serious injuries and incidents: call OHS as soon as possible

The prime contractor, or the employer when there is none, calls the OHS Contact Centre at 1-866-415-8690 as soon as possible when a worker dies, when a worker has been or will be admitted to hospital (treatment in an emergency room or urgent care does not count), after an unplanned explosion, fire or flood that caused or could cause serious harm, when a crane, derrick or hoist collapses or upsets, or when part of a building or structure fails.

The scene stays as it is, equipment and documents included, until an OHS officer, Director or police officer says otherwise, except to help the injured, prevent more harm or protect property.

Potentially serious incidents

A near miss that was likely to cause serious injury or illness, and may need corrective action, is a potentially serious incident. It is investigated the same way, and its report is submitted online once the investigation is complete. The scene does not have to be secured.

The investigation report

The investigation report outlines the circumstances and the corrective action taken to prevent a recurrence. It goes to a Director and to the joint health and safety committee or representative, or is made available to workers when there is neither, and is handed to an OHS officer on demand. It is kept for at least 2 years, and it cannot be used as evidence in a trial or inquiry about the incident, except for perjury.

From notes to an Alberta incident report

Note what happened, who was involved and what you changed. ReportDraft marks whether the incident is serious, potentially serious or internal only, names the prime contractor and the investigators, records when OHS was called, and lists every step to prevent a recurrence as a corrective action.

Common mistakes

  • Treating an emergency room visit as a hospital admission, or missing a real admission.
  • Not calling the OHS Contact Centre right away after a serious incident.
  • Cleaning up the scene before an officer gives permission.
  • Skipping the investigation report for a near miss that could have seriously injured someone.
  • Not giving the report to the joint committee or health and safety representative.

Sources

Last reviewed October 12, 2026. Next review due January 12, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.