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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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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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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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Safety Month - September 2024

Infection Prevention and Control

Prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and influenza by taking proper infection control measures in your workplace.

September is the start of autumn! Going into the fall season, it is good practice to be mindful of ways to prevent and reduce the transmission of communicable diseases. Changing weather and increased indoor activities also pose extra challenges.  As the flu season approaches and COVID-19 continues to be a concern, it is especially important to stay vigilant. There are several things that you can do to help prevent the spread of communicable diseases in the workplace:     

  • Stay home if you are not feeling well  
  • Wash your hands frequently using soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer 
  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects regularly 
  • Follow cough etiquette by coughing or sneezing into your elbow or a tissue 
  • Use personal protective equipment when required 

Vaccines are an effective measure against preventable disease. In addition to the measures above, ensure you are up to date with vaccinations, including your annual flu shot, heading into the flu season.

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Workers in healthcare are at greater risk of exposure to infectious diseases, and preventive action is required for any infectious disease found in the workplace.
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Use this checklist to help you create an exposure control plan for infectious diseases.
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This tool can be used to assist with identifying and assessing the risk of biohazard exposure in the workplace.
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Hand washing
Learn to follow proper hand washing procedures.
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Reducing exposure to communicable disease involves considering the hierarchy of controls for infection prevention to eliminate or minimize exposure in the workplace. The first step to reducing exposure in your care home is to identify and assess tasks that may result in exposure to communicable disease. Be sure to involve staff and your JOHS Committee […]
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Reducing exposure to communicable diseases involves considering the hierarchy of controls for infection prevention to eliminate or minimize exposure in the workplace. The first step to reducing exposure is identifying and assessing tasks that may result in exposure to communicable diseases. Be sure to involve staff and your JOHS Committee or OHS representative in this […]
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Vaccines are commonly regarded as a lifelong health protection measure. In other words, your body’s invisible armour. This makes sense since immunization provides robust protection against various infectious diseases you may encounter in your lifetime. However, adults are rarely considered when considering vaccinations; instead, we typically associate it with newborns, teenagers, and toddlers. Nonetheless, developing […]
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Using the fundamentals of motivational interviewing, this workshop will help you have conversations with respect and curiosity that make others feel heard, supported, and valued.
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Vaccine Basics media kit
October 12, 2023
Media Kit
Welcome to the Vaccine Basics Media Kit. Here, you’ll find tools and templates to help you spread the word about vaccines.
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To help prevent instances of healthcare-associated infections, the Center for Disease Control has created a new tool for assessing infection control programs and practices in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
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All workers in B.C. are potentially vulnerable to infectious diseases. This book describes common communicable and zoonotic diseases, how they are spread, and steps to take to protect workers.
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Hand washing is the best way to prevent the spread of infectious disease. Poor hand hygiene means that what happens at work doesn't always stay at work. This video is about more than just your health; it's about your family's health.
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Surgical masks and respirators are different types of personal protective equipment. Healthcare workers wear surgical masks as part of their personal protective equipment; however, these are not respirators and are not certified as such. The decision to wear a mask versus a respirator should be based on a risk assessment of the specific work environment.
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An exposure control plan is a document that describes how workers will be protected from occupational exposures such as infectious diseases or a hazardous substance in the workplace
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The Swift Slider is a friction reducing device to assist with patient/resident repositioning, boosting and turning in bed.
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At the Hamlets there was an issue identified where the relative Health Authorities cohorted N95 material (Specifically 3M product). This is still the case today.
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Promote wellness and quality of life for residents and team members, recognize skill and courage of the team, properly grieve beloved residents that passed away.
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On-The-Right-Track Hookless Patient Cubicle Curtains is a safer and more infection control solution to patient privacy curtains when compared to the traditional option.
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As a healthcare employer, you are required to have an exposure control plan for communicable diseases.
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Vaccines play an important role in infection prevention and control. They can help keep you and others safe in the workplace, at home, and in public.
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Vaccines play an important role in infection prevention and control. They can help keep you and others safe in the workplace, at home, and in public.
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Les vaccins jouent un rôle important dans la prévention et le contrôle des infections. Ils peuvent contribuer à assurer votre sécurité et celle des autres sur le lieu de travail, à la maison et en public.
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Les vaccins jouent un rôle important dans la prévention et le contrôle des infections. Ils peuvent contribuer à assurer votre sécurité et celle des autres sur le lieu de travail, à la maison et en public.
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In this course, you will learn about infection prevention practices for continuing care workplaces. 
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Respirators—such as N95s—are an important layer of protection against infection. Respiratory hazards can include airborne contaminants, such as biological contaminants, dusts, mists, fumes, and gases.
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Stay safe this holiday season
December 17, 2019
OHS Blog
The holiday season can be a hectic time, so SafeCare BC has compiled a few simple steps you can take to stay safe during the winter.
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