When you work in long-term care, home care, or community health support, safety isn’t just a policy, it’s part of every moment. It’s in the way staff support one another, respond to risks, and speak...
Musculoskeletal disorders know no age or lifestyle bounds, impacting an astonishing 1.71 billion individuals worldwide—a testament to their widespread prevalence and the urgent need for awareness and action. (2022, par 1). There are numerous ways...
Workplace inspections are an essential incident prevention tool in an organization's occupational health and safety program. Use this checklist to help identify and record hazards for corrective action.
Although the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is the most visible control used to prevent the spread of infection, it is only one of the infection, prevention, and control measures available and should not...
Surgical masks and respirators are different types of personal protective equipment. Healthcare workers wear surgical masks as part of their personal protective equipment; however, these are not respirators and are not certified as such. The...
If you are an employer with floor lifts for patients in your workplace, you are required to inspect them regularly. This information sheet will help guide you in that process. It outlines what to look...
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety provides resources for conducting effective workplace inspections.
This video was created to help you know what to expect when a WorkSafeBC prevention officer visits your workplace to conduct a safety inspection. It will help you better understand the inspection process so that...
Workplace inspections are an essential incident prevention tool in an organization's occupational health and safety program. Inspections involve critically examining the workplace to identify and record hazards for corrective action.
