Know what to do

With a significant rise in the number of work accident and/or incidents of violence resulting in an injury, the IAWQ would like to provide important information regarding the process and provide assistance to support staff members that have endured a work accident and/or incident of violence resulting in an injury.

It is important that when a support staff member suffers a work accident and/or incident of violence resulting in an injury (no matter how minor the accident may be) that they ensure that they perform the following:

1. Complete the Accident or Incident Report (download here) at the school/centre, as soon as possible following the accident/incident.
2. See a doctor if nature of injury warrants a doctor visit (as soon as possible following the accident/incident).
3. Advise the doctor that it was a work-related accident/incident and obtain completed CNESST form.
4. Complete the CNESST Worker’s Claim at https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en/forms-and-publications/workers-claim (download file on right side of the page).
5. Advise the union of any visit to a doctor or worker’s claims that have been submitted by contacting IAWQ Vice-President, Mike Cousineau at mcousineau@iawq-aiwq.com as soon as possible following an injury or a disease or a recurrence, relapse or aggravation.
6. Provide a copy of all CNESST documentation you receive to the union (Mike Cousineau, mcousineau@iawq-aiwq.com).

Please note that workplace stress and some psychological diagnoses can constitute a work-related accident.

For more information regarding the process for work accident and or incident of violence resulting in an injury, please see this flow chart:

Mike Cousineau will follow up with all member notifications of visits to the doctor or worker’s claims that are signaled to his email.

If you have any questions, concerns or require clarification about a work accident and or incident of violence resulting in an injury, please do not hesitate to contact Mike directly.