Canada Labour Code

Marginal note:Interference at accident scene prohibited

• 127 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if an employee is killed or seriously injured in a work place, no person shall, unless authorized to do so by a health and safety officer, remove or in any way interfere with or disturb any wreckage, article or thing related to the incident except to the extent necessary to

  • (a) save a life, prevent injury or relieve human suffering in the vicinity;

  • (b) maintain an essential public service; or

  • (c) prevent unnecessary damage to or loss of property.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) No authorization referred to in subsection (1) is required where an employee is killed or seriously injured by an accident or incident involving

  • (a) an aircraft, a ship, rolling stock or a pipeline, where the accident or incident is being investigated under the Aeronautics Act, the Canada Shipping Act or the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act; or

  • (b) a motor vehicle on a public highway.