Aviation Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

10.1 The following definitions apply in this Part.

disabling injury

disabling injury means an employment injury or an occupational illness that

• (a) prevents an employee from reporting for work or from effectively performing all the duties connected with the employee’s regular work on any day subsequent to the day on which the injury or illness occurred, whether or not that subsequent day is a working day for that employee;

• (b) results in the loss of, or complete loss of the use of, a body member or part of a body member by an employee; or

• (c) results in the permanent impairment of a body function of an employee. (blessure invalidante)

minor injury

minor injury means an employment injury or an occupational illness for which medical treatment is provided and excludes a disabling injury. (blessure légère)

regional office

regional office means the office of the Department of Transport that is administratively responsible for an employee’s assigned base. (bureau régional)