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We are dedicated to providing comprehensive occupational health and safety (OHS) consulting services tailored to your needs.
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Psychological health and safety, often called workplace mental health, encompasses principles and practices to foster a supportive, respectful, and psychologically safe work environment.
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The Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum is recognized as best-practice in violence prevention training for health care workers.
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Point of Care Risk Assessment

Viral respiratory illness introduces a new series of risks that change the way healthcare workers must work. We have created a new tool — a viral respiratory-specific version of the Point of Care Assessment — to help you stay on top of your workplace safety.

The Point of Care Assessment serves as an informal reminder, asking you to consider the:

  • Person in Care
  • Environment
  • Task
  • Yourself

Before you provide care, assess each of these areas to ensure it is safe to perform your job.

Point of Care Risk Assessment Card Template

Printable PDF. Under printing preferences, select print on both sides (flip on long edge). Cut along the white spaces and take your Point of Care Assessment card with you wherever you go.

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Point of Care Risk Assessment Card Template
Printable PDF. Under printing preferences, select print on both sides (flip on long edge). Cut along the white spaces and take your Point of Care Assessment card with you wherever you go.
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Point of Care Risk Assessment

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The Province has introduced a new masking policy for all healthcare workers who provide direct care effective immediately. Staff Requirements Visitor Guidance With an increase in viral respiratory illnesses (VRI) across the province, the Ministry of Health has introduced new masking measures to help control the spread of these illnesses. It's important to remember that […]
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All staff should perform a point-of-care assessment before and while interacting with a person in care.
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The Home Care and Community Health Support Pocketbook was created to bring awareness to several health and safety issues faced in home and community care.
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Viral respiratory illness introduces a new series of risks that change the way healthcare workers must work. We have created a new tool — a viral respiratory-specific version of the Point of Care Assessment — to help you stay on top of your workplace safety. The Point of Care Assessment serves as an informal reminder, […]
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The Violence Risk Assessment Toolkit was created to help guide you through the process of conducting a violence risk assessment. The risk assessment is a key part of an organization’s overall violence prevention program, a requirement under WorkSafeBC regulations.
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