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110 - Equipment-related Accident or Incident Investigations

Last updated on April 18, 2024

Records relating to the investigation of equipment, motor vehicle, and watercraft-related accidents and/or incidents, but not workers’ compensation claims and investigations.

Record types include correspondence and reports. 

For equipment accident and incident information, see the appropriate equipment history file in Section 3, Equipment and Supplies.
For insurance claims management, see primary 450.
For property damage incidents, see primary 470.
For workers’ compensation claims and investigations, see primary 1560.

non-OPR NOTE: Offices will retain non-OPR copies of records for: SO nil DE 

Primary-Secondary Records Series OPR
  A SA FD
110-00 Policy and procedures SO nil DE
110-01 General CY+2y nil DE
110-20 Equipment-related accident/incident investigations
SO = upon completion of investigation
3y = The retention period is based on the two-year limitation period for commencing an action arising from property damage or personal injury under the Limitation Act (RSBC 1996, c. 266, s. 3), plus one year for the service of documents.		 SO+1y 2y DE

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OPR – office of primary responsibility

A – active
SA – semi-active
FD – final disposition

CY – calendar year
nil – no retention period
SO – superseded or obsolete
y – year
DE – destruction

Resources

Learn how government records are managed:

Contact information

For general inquires, contact the Government Information Management (GIM) Branch at:

Office
250 387-3387
Email
GRS@gov.bc.ca