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.
• Partnerships in Injury Reduction (PIR) booklet (pdf, 210KB) - Create safer workplaces and lower your WCB premiums.
• Premium rate guide (pdf, 619KB) - 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.

Safety magazine

• 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.
• 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.