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Motor vehicle incidents are among the leading causes of traumatic workplace injuries and fatalities in BC. The Safe Driving for Work Checklist has been developed to help employers and their workers take proactive steps to manage driving-related risks. This checklist serves as a practical guide to reinforce safe driving practices and is designed to be used before, during, and after each trip.
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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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Violence Risk Assessment

The Violence Risk Assessment Toolkit was created to help guide you through the process of conducting a violence risk assessment. The risk assessment is a key part of an organization’s overall violence prevention program, a requirement under WorkSafeBC regulations.

The Assessment tools below give you everything you need to get started. We have even created an easy to use quick reference guide.

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Violence Risk Assessment

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 these checklists to record information about worksite or department violence-related hazards and existing control measures.
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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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This risk assessment audit tool includes a template for long-term care, home care and community health support, and non-clinical areas.
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This is part of a violence risk assessment for your workplace. The information from this survey can be used for your violence prevention program improvement and evaluation.
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This document provides an in-depth description of the steps involved in conducting a violence risk assessment.
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Why should you do a violence risk assessment? Under what circumstances? Who should be involved? This Q & A document covers all the basics around violence risk assessments.
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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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This guide is intended to make employers aware of the parts of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation that prevention officers will be focusing on as part of the Health Care Planned Inspectional Initiative.
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This quick reference guide give you a step-by-step overview on how to complete a violence risk assessment.
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The Violence Risk Assessment was created to help guide you through the process of conducting a violence risk assessment. The Risk Assessment is a key part of an organization’s overall violence prevention program, a requirement under WorkSafeBC regulations.
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As part of our violence prevention campaign, we interviewed Kyla Tinham, HR Coordinator, Health and Safety at Strive Living, about how acts of violence affect her workplace and why violence prevention is so important.
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