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Resources & Tools

Resources and Tools

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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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In long-term care it is increasingly apparent that who is on shift is just as important as how many staff are on shift. Quality care is difficult to achieve when we do not routinely engage with one another in a positive, or civil, manner.
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Programs & Services

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Leading from the Inside Out
Leading from the Inside Out waitlist
Leading from the Inside Out provides a safe space for leaders in continuing care to share their challenges and learn self-care practices.
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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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Guidelines & Regulations

Guidelines and Regulations

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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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WorkSafeBC is releasing a discussion paper with proposed amendments to the Current Rehabilitation Services and Claims Manual that guide wage rate decisions related to short-term and long-term disability compensation. Recommended amendments include: These changes may affect your claims costs. Click here to view the proposed changes and offer feedback to WorkSafeBC – The deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, […]
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Ten-Year Anniversary

Decade in review
Celebrating ten years of supporting wellness through healthy, safe, and injury-free workplaces.

A decade of SafeCare

Ten years ago, SafeCare BC was established to ensure the safety and well-being of workers in the continuing care sector in British Columbia. And for ten years, our mission has been to empower you to create a safety culture through evidence-based education, advocacy for safer workplaces, leadership, and collaboration.

Join us as we celebrate this milestone with some exciting content.

2014

The year it all began. In 2014, SafeCare BC was established and began operation with just one employee—Jennifer Lyle. Our first workshop was held, and the "Be Care Aware" campaign was launched.

 

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2015

You may remember 2015 as the year "Left Shark" took the Super Bowl by storm, or as the year we couldn't decide if a dress was blue and black or white and gold. For us, it was the year of firsts. The first strategic plan and annual survey were created. The Technical Advisory Committee was established, and we introduced  a new course: Safe Handling.

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2016

While many people were busy playing Pokemon Go, or watching the summer Olympics in Rio, SafeCare BC hosted the first Safety Den—which has become one of our staple events. The Frontline Communications Working Group was also established in 2016, as a way to allow frontline workers to provide input on our work.

 

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