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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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If adopted, the proposals would establish clearer and more coordinated requirements for employers to address psychosocial hazards, including specific frameworks that prevent and respond to workplace harassment and violence.
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Everything you need to know about the changes to WorkSafeBC's Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, Part 8, Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment — Respirators: Face Seal 
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Assisting a Falling Resident

A printer-friendly poster on how to safely assist a falling resident for caregivers.
Assisting a falling resident [poster]

Catching and holding a falling resident poses a significant risk of injury to caregivers. You are not expected to catch a falling resident. However, under certain conditions, you may be able to control a fall.

Catching and holding a falling resident poses a significant risk of injury to caregivers. You are not expected to catch a falling resident. However, under certain conditions, you may be able to control a fall.

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Assisting a falling resident [poster]
Catching and holding a falling resident poses a significant risk of injury to caregivers. You are not expected to catch a falling resident. However, under certain conditions, you may be able to control a fall.
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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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Caring for yourself helps you keep caring for others.
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A point of care risk assessment for transfers is a quick mini-appraisal you, the health care worker, do to make sure a person’s abilities still match what’s in their care plan. It doesn’t replace the typical risk assessment completed as part of a person’s care plan. Rather, it’s a tool you use in addition to the care plan assessments.
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The hierarchy of controls details a specific order to follow when assessing and controlling risk.
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Now that we’re into the summer months, extreme heat events are more likely and it’s important to think about how to keep staff safe and comfortable. This poster provides preventative measures for heat exhaustion.
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Applying for the Certificate of Recognition is easy. Use this poster to help guide you through the process.
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Use this poster to show the proper handwashing process.
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Respectful communication builds trust and safer workplaces. Learn how small shifts in words can transform your team culture today!
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