Postponed: Proposed Occupational Health and Safety Regulatory changes for psychological health, harassment and violence 

WorkSafeBC has paused its consultations on proposed changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation addressing psychological health and safety, harassment, and violence. The pause is due to the provincial election and is procedural; it...

Jody Braam on listening beyond words in dementia care 

This fall, the Hearts and Hands conference for health care assistants will bring frontline care workers together for a day of learning, connection and celebration. In Langley, Jody Braam will lead a breakout session exploring...

Proposed Occupational Health and Safety Regulatory changes for psychological health, harassment and violence 

WorkSafeBC has paused its consultations on proposed changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation addressing psychological health and safety, harassment, and violence. The pause is due to the provincial election and is procedural; it...

Brandi Heather on making space for play at Hearts & Hands 

There’s a strange thing that happens when you become very good at holding everything together. People stop asking if you are okay.  You show up, do the work, care for the people who need you...

WorkSafeBC Board approves regulatory changes for respirators

What decades of caring for others taught Jo Sedman about safety

For Jo Sedman, health and safety has always started with people.  Long before she stepped into leadership roles, before policy development, safety huddles, and education planning became part of her everyday work, she remembers being...

WorkSafeBC reminder: OHS obligations continue during BC Nurses Union job action

We are sharing a compliance reminder from WorkSafeBC With the recent job action by the BC Nurses Union, WorkSafeBC has become aware that some employers have noted they will not be able to participate in occupational...

Updated provincial guidance on return to work for healthcare workers with viral respiratory illness

The Provincial Infection Control Network of BC has released an updated Provincial Guidance on Return to Work and Exposure Management for Health-Care Workers with Viral Respiratory Illness(VRI).  While the June 2026 update does not introduce...

Proposed WorkSafeBC policy change – Employer classification 

WorkSafeBC is proposing a change to how it corrects employer classifications when information was missing or incorrect, but there was no intent to mislead.  They want to create a new category called “Firm Non-Compliance” for...

Hiding in plain sight: How expanding your field of view saves money and creates safer workplaces