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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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WorkSafeBC is holding a second public hearing this month on proposed changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation related to combustible dusts.
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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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Safety Month - October 2023

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Statistics and numbers for long-term care and home and community care to help inform your health and safety program.

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The 2021 injury rate for SafeCare BC’s home support members was 3.7 and remained relatively consistent with the previous year’s rate. For the second year in a row, our members outperformed the sector overall. This is good news. However, the number of injury claims increased 50% and the cost of injury claims for the sector, which is a driver of WorkSafeBC premiums, increased 23% to $5.3 million.
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The 2021 injury rate for SafeCare BC’s long-term care members decreased 16% from the previous year and outperformed the sector overall. This is good news. However, the cost of injury claims for the sector, which is a driver of WorkSafeBC premiums, increased 40% to $25.6 million, from 2020.
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What does a towel have to do with care?

A towel, folded the wrong way. Or folded the right way, depending on who you ask. At this year's Hearts and Hands Conference, that small household object became the unexpected lens through which healthcare assistants...

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When people feel heard, everything changes

The schedules were on track. Shifts were covered, tasks were completed, and on paper, everything looked fine. But anyone paying attention could feel it — something was missing. At one long-term care home, that something...

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The right partner to do safety well

When Baptist Housing expanded into new locations, Christine Shearer noticed something that kept her up at night: the same safety policies were being applied very differently across teams. Consistency wasn't a paperwork problem — it...

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Recapping the Leaders Health and Safety Forum

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“It was a great opportunity to meet other leaders in the industry and connect with them and hear what they're doing.” Leaders from across the province came together for the fourth annual Leaders Health and...

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