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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 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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Listening to your employees

Use this listening exercise as practice when you're speaking with an employee (or employees) about change.

Use this listening exercise as practice when you're speaking with an employee (or employees) about change. You may not ask all these questions but consider using some of them. Use open questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries (OARS) skills to explore the following questions while always reflecting understanding when the person shares their thoughts. You can have a free-flowing conversation with the person and use these questions as a guide.

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An introduction to Motivational Interviewing is a free virtual workshop designed for leadership across the healthcare sector.
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A workplace where there is effective leadership and support that helps employees know what they need to do, how their work contributes to the organization and whether there are impending changes.
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British Columbia has announced the termination of the Emergency Order enacted at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Use this listening exercise as practice when you're speaking with an employee (or employees) about change.
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