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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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Seven Principles for Successful Return to Work Programs

  1. The workplace has a strong commitment to health and safety, which is demonstrated by the behaviours of the workplace parties.
  2. The employer makes an offer of modified work (also known as work accommodation) to injured/ill workers so they can return early and safely to work activities suitable to their abilities.
  3. RTW planners ensure that the plan supports the returning worker without disadvantaging co-workers and supervisors.
  4. Supervisors are trained in work disability prevention and included in RTW planning.
  5. The employer makes early and considerate contact with injured/ill workers.
  6. Someone has the responsibility to coordinate RTW.
  7. Employers and health-care providers communicate with each other about the workplace demands as needed, and with the worker’s consent.
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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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The Employers’ Advisers Office (EAO) is a branch of the Ministry of Labour. Independent of WorkSafeBC, the EAO is a resource for employers in British Columbia, providing complimentary advice, assistance, representation, and educational seminars to employers, potential employers and employer associations concerning workers’ compensation issues.
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A quick reference guide for managers and supervisors with information on communicating with employees who are injured.
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Understand the new WorkSafeBC legislation around the duty to cooperate and maintain employment for injured workers.
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