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A joint occupational health and safety (JOHS) committee is an advisory group of employer and employee representatives working together to promote a safe and healthy workplace.
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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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Leading from the Inside Out
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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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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Appreciation for healthcare assistants

October 22, 2018
You can thank a healthcare assistant any time, but we really wanted you to show your appreciation on Health Care Assistant Day (October 18). And you did!

You can thank a healthcare assistant any time, but we really wanted you to show your appreciation on Health Care Assistant Day (October 18). And you did!

Sites across the province and even some MLAs downloaded our poster and shared why they’re thankful for the 35,000 Health Care Assistants working across BC. Here are some of the reasons people shared.

SafeCare BC and BC Care Providers staff

SafeCare BC and BC Care Providers staff

Menno Place

Paramed Home Health

Paramed Home Health

S.U.C.C.E.S.S

Three Links Care Centre

Three Links Care Centre

MLA Sam Sullivan

MLA Sam Sullivan

MLA Dan Ashton

MLA Dan Ashton

MLA Shirley Bond

MLA Shirley Bond

MLA Coralee Oakes

MLA Mary Polak

MLA Mary Polak

MLA Stephanie Cadieux

MLA Stephanie Cadieux

MLA Garry Begg

MLA Garry Begg

MLA Greg Kyllo

MLA Greg Kyllo

MLA Joan Isaacs

MLA Joan Isaacs

MLA Tom Shypitk

MLA Tom Shypitk

MLA Norm Letnik

MLA Norm Letnik

Brent Loewen, Points West Audio Visual

Brent Loewen, Points West Audio Visual

Tracey Cochrane, Points West Audio Visual

Tracey Cochrane, Points West Audio Visual

Arrowsmith Lodge

Arrowsmith Lodge

MLA Michelle Stilwell

MLA Michelle Stilwell

MLA Jane Thornthwaite

MLA Jane Thornthwaite

MLA John Yap

MLA John Yap

MLA Steve Thomson

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