This manual is the source of operational policy for the WSIB. It contains such matters of policy and law as

• worker coverage, filing claims
• benefits, early and safe return to work, labour market re-entry, re-employment obligations
• employer coverage, premiums, experience rating, and
• health care, occupational diseases.

Operational Policy Manual User Guide


Revised/ New policies

Document	Published	Comments
15-03-12, Heart Injuries in Full-Time Firefighters	February 11, 2008	New policy (According to O.Reg. 253/07)
22-01-01, Material Change in Circumstances - Employer	February 11, 2008	Revised policy (Notifying the decision-maker "electronic means" added)
23-02-01, Cancers in Full-Time Firefighters	February 11, 2008	New policy (According to O.Reg. 253/07; replaces "Brain Cancer and Lymphoid Leukemia Among Firefighter")

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2004 Release

In 2004, the WSIB amalgamated the two existing volumes of the Operational Policy Manual (OPM). All OPM documents are now located in one manual. As a result, some OPM documents were re-numbered and re-organized into groups of related policies under new subject matter headings.

As part of the updating process, the WSIB corrected out-of-date terminology and updated legislative references. In some documents, revisions were made to aid the reader's comprehension of the content.

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Resources

Policy overview

Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA)

WSIA Regulations