{"id":4438,"date":"2020-09-02T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/?p=4438"},"modified":"2020-10-02T12:49:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T16:49:46","slug":"the-checkpoint-volume-1-issue-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/?p=4438","title":{"rendered":"The Checkpoint (Volume 1, Issue 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Local Lodge 2921 is proud to announce that Yanique Mcinnis has been appointed to the role of WSIB advocate for the Local.&nbsp;\u201cYanique will be awesome in this role. She is a very intelligent and compassionate woman and we are extremely lucky to have her representing the members of&nbsp;2921\u201d&nbsp;said Research Director Ivana Saula. If you have been injured in the workplace and your have questions you can contact Yanique for advice. Please wel- come Yanique to her new role, she will be a strong advocate for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/562F9DA5-6615-42AC-AB6B-D84F6CEAB759.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4441\" width=\"399\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/562F9DA5-6615-42AC-AB6B-D84F6CEAB759.png 684w, http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/562F9DA5-6615-42AC-AB6B-D84F6CEAB759-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Injured At Work? Here\u2019s What to Do<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Workplace injuries are very common, yet very underreported. The culprit of under reporting is often due to lack of knowledge about the process, and admittedly, it can be confusing. Below we\u2019ve outlined some things to help you in case you\u2019re injured at work. Remember, act immediately, and don\u2019t delay triggering the pro- cess; it could make a major difference for you down the road. Here are the steps you should follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>\uf0b7 &nbsp;<strong>Report the injury to your supervisor immediately, and ask they fill out an incident\/accident report as soon as possible.&nbsp;<\/strong>You shouldn\u2019t delay reporting an injury or accident, however, minor it might be. The longer you wait to report an injury, the harder it becomes to prove it was workplace related. Make sure you ask for your copy of the report, and that your supervisor provides it for you in a timely man- ner.<\/li><li>\uf0b7 &nbsp;<strong>Did you know you have to see your doctor within 24 hours of injuring yourself at work? T<\/strong>he clock starts ticking as soon as you are injured, so don\u2019t delay going to see your family physician, (if you have one). Sometimes pain associated with an injury comes days after, so don\u2019t delay. Let your doctor know that the injury was work related and describe exactly what happened and symptoms you\u2019re experienc- ing. Going to a walk in is fine, but your family physician knows your medical history and is best posi- tioned to make assessments about your health. Confirm with your doctor that they will send their re- port to WSIB. Lastly, your employer should pay for any travel costs if you need to go to the doctor or hospital on the day that you are injured.<\/li><li>\uf0b7 &nbsp;<strong>Contact a Union rep or the Health and Safety Committee<\/strong>. These resources will help guide you in the process and make sure you have your bases covered. They can also direct you to additional resources you may need.<\/li><li>\uf0b7 &nbsp;<strong>Keep detailed notes!&nbsp;<\/strong>Write notes soon after the incident, and document the following;Dates and times;<br>Names of witnesses who saw the accident;<br>The supervisor you reported the incident\/accident to; The location of incident;<br>Health care visits;<br>Workers\u2019&nbsp;compensation records\/conversations; and Meetings with the employerRemember, notes are incredibly important. Your employer may contest that the injury happened at work, detailed notes will help your case in the long run.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iamaw-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4105\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iamaw-Logo.png 512w, http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iamaw-Logo-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iamaw-Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local Lodge 2921 is proud to announce that Yanique Mcinnis has been appointed to the role of WSIB advocate for the Local.&nbsp;\u201cYanique will be awesome in this role. She is a very intelligent and compassionate woman and we are extremely lucky to have her representing the members of&nbsp;2921\u201d&nbsp;said Research Director Ivana Saula. If you have been injured in the workplace and your have questions you can contact Yanique for advice. Please wel- come Yanique to her new role, she will<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,27,31,32,22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4438"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4438"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4447,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4438\/revisions\/4447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/screeners.iamaw.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}