Meet Steve Rookyard, a SafeCare BC master facilitator who helped develop BC's violence prevention curriculum. With years of experience in education and workplace safety, Steve shares his passion for helping people learn and creating an...
“I was sent here.” It’s an admission Steve Rookyard sometimes hears at the beginning of a training day. The person has shown up, but their interest has yet to follow. For him, that’s somewhere to...
Emergency plans in long-term care and home support need to account for care workers who may be affected by the same wildfire, flood, or evacuation. Leaders can strengthen preparedness by planning for accommodation, transportation, expenses,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
