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Resources and services to support your well-being and psychological safety at work.
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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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We are dedicated to providing comprehensive occupational health and safety (OHS) consulting services tailored to your needs.
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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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WorkSafeBC is holding a second public hearing this month on proposed changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation related to combustible dusts.
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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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Safety huddle

Safety huddle handbook

SafeCare BC’s safety huddle handbook provides guidance for conducting your own safety huddles. While many huddles can be performed as discussions, others require additional resources.
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Safety huddle

SafeCare BC’s safety huddle handbook provides guidance for conducting your own safety huddles. While many huddles can be performed as discussions, others require additional resources.

Instructions

  • During the huddle, use the guiding questions to facilitate a discussion about safety huddles, what they are for and why they are important.

After this huddle staff should:

  • Appreciate the value of regular safety huddles

Notes to the huddle leader

  • Safety huddles are important because they focus on improving staff safety by creating solutions and opportunities to communicate, helping build a culture of safety, encouraging positive change within the workplace, and providing staff with a chance to share important information.
  • There is a place on the back to record your ideas for other safety huddle topics and make notes about the huddles you have completed.

Guiding questions

  • Why are regular safety huddles important?
  • Why would a safety huddle be organized, and who is in charge?
  • When is the best time to participate in a safety huddle?
  • What topics would you like us to discuss during an upcoming huddle?
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Safety huddle
SafeCare BC’s safety huddle handbook provides guidance for conducting your own safety huddles. While many huddles can be performed as discussions, others require additional resources.
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Equip your team with the skills to spot workplace hazards before they cause an injury. This safety huddle guides staff through conducting an environmental scan, a key part of any point of care risk assessment. Discover how to build a proactive safety culture and protect your healthcare team.
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In this huddle, we’ll review safe and effective cleaning and disinfecting practices in the workplace. Staff will learn how to follow workplace policies, clean and disinfect shared equipment and high-touch areas, and select the right personal protective equipment (PPE) for different cleaning tasks. We’ll also cover where to find important information such as safety data sheets and product labels, which explain safe handling and spill response procedures. Use the guiding questions to spark discussion about common high-risk areas, frequently shared items, and strategies for reducing the spread of infectious diseases.
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Providing compassionate end-of-life care is a profound part of the job, but it can also lead to grief and loss for frontline staff. This can impact well-being and team morale. Fostering a workplace culture where open conversations about grief are supported is crucial for the health and safety of your team. Discover how to recognize grief in the workplace and provide essential support to your healthcare staff.
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Working with clients or residents and their families is not always easy. You may not be able to control how others act, but you can control how you respond.
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When a critical incident impacts your team, it's vital to have a safe space to talk and heal. Our critical incident debriefing tools provide leaders and frontline staff in BC's long-term care and home support sectors with a structured way to discuss what happened, ensuring everyone feels supported with dignity and respect. Discover how to create a culture of psychological safety, identify available resources, and learn to navigate these challenging conversations to promote recovery and well-being.
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This SafeCare BC safety huddle provides guidance on how to utilize your Joint Occupational Health and Safety (JOHS) Committee to improve workplace safety. Learn how to report safety hazards, understand the role of the JOHS committee, and find JOHS resources. Ideal for healthcare workers and safety training.
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A strong organizational culture fosters employee engagement, collaboration, and productivity, while a weak or toxic culture can lead to dissatisfaction and high turnover.
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Learn to recognize feeling unsettled, use effective self-settling strategies in situations self-setting may be helpful.
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