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Psychological health and safety, often called workplace mental health, encompasses principles and practices to foster a supportive, respectful, and psychologically safe work environment.
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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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Violence Risk Assessment Task Analysis

Use these checklists to record information about worksite or department violence-related hazards and existing control measures.
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Use these checklists to record information about worksite or department violence-related hazards and existing control measures.

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The Violence Risk Assessment Toolkit was created to help guide you through the process of conducting a violence risk assessment.
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The latest province-wide survey by WorkSafeBC highlights that while many employers in long-term care are familiar with SafeCare BC, awareness is notably lower among home support and smaller operators.
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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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Use the point of care assessment template below to identify the risks in each of the four boxes that may have lead to the resident becomeing responsive.
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Use this checklist to record information about client-centred violence-related hazards and existing control measures. The questions in the tool focus on common hazards and control measures. Organizations must evaluate client homes, surrounding areas and control measures for applicability. Use the table below as a reference tool when prioritizing action items.
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This document has been adapted from the Violence Risk Assessment Standard created by the Fraser Health Authority, Interior Health Authority, Northern Health Authority, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver Island Health Authority, First Nations Health Authority, the Provincial Health Services Authority and WorkSafeBC dated August 24, 2021. The purpose of this standard is to provide a […]
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