As a student completing an unpaid work placement they are covered under either the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) or private insurance coverage (CHUBB) both are provided by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU), depending on the Placement Employer’s coverage. If the assigned agency is not covered under WSIB the student will be covered under the Ministry's CHUBB policy, otherwise, they will be covered by the Ministry's WSIB policy.
The Field Placement Employer agrees that it will provide the Student Trainee with health and safety training and supervision to protect them from health and safety hazards that may be encountered at the Field Placement Employer’s workplace.
In the event of injury/disease while on placement the student is required to immediately report the accident/injury to the Placement Employer. The Placement Employer must complete an accident report and provide a copy to the Mohawk College representative .
If a workplace insurance claim is reportable to the WSIB or CHUBB, they must also complete a Postsecondary Student Unpaid Work Placement Workplace Insurance Claim Form, which requires signatures from the Placement Employer, the student, and the Mohawk College representative. Where the Field Placement Employer is covered under WSIB they must complete a Letter of Authorization to Represent the Field Placement Employer. This allows Mohawk College to represent the Field Placement Employer on matters related to the WSIB claim. The Mohawk College representative coordinate this process.
For more information regarding this process visit: http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/pepg/publications/placement.html.
The student has signed a Student Confirmation Form to acknowledge that they understand this process.
If you are not sent to a Thank You screen after you have clicked Submit it means that you missed a required field. Please double check to make sure that all required fields have been completed. A copy of this completed form will be sent to the student, the agency, and the registering college. A copy should be retained until the end of the field placement.