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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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Assisting a Falling Resident

A printer-friendly poster on how to safely assist a falling resident for caregivers.
Assisting a falling resident [poster]

Catching and holding a falling resident poses a significant risk of injury to caregivers. You are not expected to catch a falling resident. However, under certain conditions, you may be able to control a fall.

Catching and holding a falling resident poses a significant risk of injury to caregivers. You are not expected to catch a falling resident. However, under certain conditions, you may be able to control a fall.

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Assisting a falling resident [poster]
Catching and holding a falling resident poses a significant risk of injury to caregivers. You are not expected to catch a falling resident. However, under certain conditions, you may be able to control a fall.
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WorkSafeBC’s healthcare and social services planned inspection initiative focuses on high-risk activities in the workplace that lead to serious injuries and time-loss claims.
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A point of care risk assessment for transfers is a quick mini-appraisal you, the health care worker, do to make sure a person’s abilities still match what’s in their care plan. It doesn’t replace the typical risk assessment completed as part of a person’s care plan. Rather, it’s a tool you use in addition to the care plan assessments.
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The hierarchy of controls details a specific order to follow when assessing and controlling risk.
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Applying for the Certificate of Recognition is easy. Use this poster to help guide you through the process.
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Employers are required by WorkSafeBC to post the names and work locations of Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee members on their safety board. Below, you'll find templates and sample documents in PDF and Word formats to help you comply with this regulation.
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We continue offer our stop violence for display at your workplace. The sign is available in multiple languages. care homes across the province.
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Now that we’re into the summer months, extreme heat events are more likely and it’s important to think about how to keep staff safe and comfortable. This poster provides preventative measures for heat exhaustion.
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