Publications

You can order WCB publications online and have them mailed to you.

• Claims cost summary (pdf, 42KB) - A monthly snapshot of the costs and services provided for workers’ claims. The Summary allows employers to monitor what is occurring on their workers’ claims, to manage them more effectively.
• Employer Handbook (pdf, 343KB) - Learn about injury reporting and best practices.
• Fact sheets for employers - This series of fact sheets provides information for employers on a variety of topics.
• Occupational Injury Service Materials - For employers seeking expedited access to medical services for his or her injured workers with a focus on return to work.
• Partnerships in Injury Reduction (PIR) booklet (pdf, 210KB) - Create safer workplaces and lower your WCB premiums.
• Premium rate guide (pdf, 727KB) - A guide that outlines the process for setting industry premium rates as well as information on industry rates, claim trends, and pricing programs.
• Pricing guide (pdf, 179KB) - An overview of the insurance pricing plans offered by WCB.
• Worker Handbook (pdf, 635KB) - Injury reporting and best practices.
• Work-related injuries and WCB - what you need to know (pdf, 80KB) - At a glance you can find out your responsibilities when a worker is injured.

Employer magazine: a source of workers' compensation system information

• WorkSIGHT magazine - Mailed to employers with a WCB-Alberta account employing at least one worker.

Safety posters

• 1-2-3 posters - What to do if you are injured at work. (15 languages) This poster provides workers with the basic steps of how to report a work-related injury. Employers are required under the Workers’ Compensation Act, Section 145, to display this poster in a place where employees can see it.
• Back pain posters - Help promote healthy back behaviours. This poster series encourages back pain sufferers to get active to get better sooner.
• Day of mourning posters - Each year April 28, we pause to remember those killed or seriously injured on the job.
• Eye protection posters - This safety poster series was developed to help workers see beyond excuses to the value of eye protection gear.
• Heads up Temporary foreign workers posters - Help your temporary foreign workers learn about the right to safety and encourage them to ask questions, get training, and stay safe on the job.
• Heads up Young workers posters - Young workers need training, information and support to stay safe at work. Use these resources to help them learn how to stay safe.
• Heads up poster archive - The Heads Up poster series encourages young workers to learn about safety. These older posters continue to be an effective way to get your safety message across.
• Hearing protection posters - This poster series was developed to help workers understand the cost of not using hearing loss protective equipment.
• Housekeeping posters - This poster series was developed to help workers understand the importance of a clean job site.
• Respiratory protection posters - This poster series was developed to demonstrate the risk behind the excuses for not wearing the right safety gear.
• Workplace violence respect poster - This poster encourages a safe and respectful workplace.

Other safety resources

To order in the original print format, please e-mail Corporate Communications with your company name, contact name, mailing address, phone number, booklet requested and quantity, or call 780-498-8680.

• Working safely behind the wheel (pdf, 470KB) - Keeping Alberta streets and highways safe is everyone’s responsibility. Working Safely Behind the Wheel is designed to get drivers thinking about their driving habits and the consequences of bad driving.
• Back to basics (pdf, 82KB) - This booklet will help you get to know your back better, to understand why back pain occurs, how to manage it and how to maintain good back health.
• Office ergonomics (pdf, 273KB) - Remembering the basics (pdf, KB) The introduction of an office ergonomics program is a small but significant step toward reducing work injury in the office. This booklet contains suggestions to help get you started.
• Preventing workplace violence resources - A single incident of workplace violence can have life-long consequences for workers and their families and can forever impact how a company does business. We offer many resources to help you develop workplace violence prevention programs at your worksite.