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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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Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR), Part 5: Chemical Agents and Biological Agents – Emergency Planning came into effect on February 3, 2025. Changes include additional requirements to minimize the risk, likelihood, and harm caused by an emergency involving hazardous substances.   Hazardous substances include biological, chemical or physical hazards that may reasonably […]
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WorkSafeBC has acknowledged an error in calculating the 2025 insurance premiums that are paid by our two member employer groups–those providing community health support services (classification unit 766006) and those in long-term care (classification unit 766011).
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Safety Huddle

Safe Handling During Showers

Learn to regularly use point of care assessments to identify MSI risks and make practical choices to avoid injury.

Instructions

Read the scenario out loud and use the guiding questions to have a conversation about reducing the risks of musculoskeletal injuries while providing bathing care. If possible, hold this safety huddle in a relevant location (a bathroom or the shower/tub room) so you can review the hazards present in each environment.

After this huddle Staff should know how to:

  • Regularly use point of care assessments to identify musculoskeletal injury risks.
  • Make practical choices for how to avoid injury.

Guiding questions

  • In this scenario, what are the potential risks to be aware of before proceeding with the task?
  • How could these risks be removed or minimized?
  • Consider the room(s) you use to provide bathing care. What are the risks and what can be done to minimize them?

Scenario

You will be assisting Mrs. Jones with a full shower. You go to check that the shower room is available and accessible before you bring her in. When you enter the room, you notice there are grab bars and there is limited room to manoeuvre the floor lift. The shower head is detachable, and all of the shower products are on the top shelf in the corner of the room.

When you enter Mrs. Jones’ room, you find her sitting in her wheelchair facing the window.

Notes to the huddle leader

  • Discuss the potential risk factors relating to awkward posture, force, duration and/or repetition.
  • Encourage staff to take time to assess and prepare the space to reduce risk before starting a task.
  • Reinforce that staff should do a point of care assessment before starting any task, to establish if it is safe to proceed.
Safe Handling During Showers

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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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More Safety Huddles

Equip your team with the skills to spot workplace hazards before they cause an injury. This safety huddle guides staff through conducting an environmental scan, a key part of any point of care risk assessment. Discover how to build a proactive safety culture and protect your healthcare team.
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In this huddle, we’ll review safe and effective cleaning and disinfecting practices in the workplace. Staff will learn how to follow workplace policies, clean and disinfect shared equipment and high-touch areas, and select the right personal protective equipment (PPE) for different cleaning tasks. We’ll also cover where to find important information such as safety data sheets and product labels, which explain safe handling and spill response procedures. Use the guiding questions to spark discussion about common high-risk areas, frequently shared items, and strategies for reducing the spread of infectious diseases.
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Providing compassionate end-of-life care is a profound part of the job, but it can also lead to grief and loss for frontline staff. This can impact well-being and team morale. Fostering a workplace culture where open conversations about grief are supported is crucial for the health and safety of your team. Discover how to recognize grief in the workplace and provide essential support to your healthcare staff.
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Working with clients or residents and their families is not always easy. You may not be able to control how others act, but you can control how you respond.
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When a critical incident impacts your team, it's vital to have a safe space to talk and heal. Our critical incident debriefing tools provide leaders and frontline staff in BC's long-term care and home support sectors with a structured way to discuss what happened, ensuring everyone feels supported with dignity and respect. Discover how to create a culture of psychological safety, identify available resources, and learn to navigate these challenging conversations to promote recovery and well-being.
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This SafeCare BC safety huddle provides guidance on how to utilize your Joint Occupational Health and Safety (JOHS) Committee to improve workplace safety. Learn how to report safety hazards, understand the role of the JOHS committee, and find JOHS resources. Ideal for healthcare workers and safety training.
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A strong organizational culture fosters employee engagement, collaboration, and productivity, while a weak or toxic culture can lead to dissatisfaction and high turnover.
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Learn to recognize feeling unsettled, use effective self-settling strategies in situations self-setting may be helpful.
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