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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 Huddle

Environmental Scan

Learn to assess an environment for hazards before providing care.

Instructions

Arrange to have this huddle in a space where you can project the environmental scan image for everyone to see. If this is not possible, print a copy of the image to pass around so each staff member has an opportunity to examine it.

Using the guiding questions, facilitate a discussion about workplace hazards and the importance of doing a point of care assessment, including an environmental scan, before starting a new task.

After this huddle Staff should be able to:

Assess an environment for hazards before providing care.

Notes to the huddle leader

Dealing with hazards should include preventative measures, not just reactive ones.

Guiding questions

  • What hazards can you see in this image?
  • How can the hazards be minimized or eliminated?
  • If you were this care aide, how would you approach this situation?

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