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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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Programs & Services

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Leading from the Inside Out
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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Tips and ideas for your safety committee

Explore some tips and ideas for your joint occupational health and safety committee!

Tips for your annual review

An annual review of your safety program does not need to be done simultaneously. Consider creating a road map by choosing 1-2 monthly topics to evaluate.

  • First, start with your joint health and safety committee review; WorkSafeBC has a Joint Health and Safety Committee Evaluation Tool and Guide to help.
  • Then, use the headings from your safety program to divide the topics into months - after a year, your entire safety program will be evaluated!

More bulletin board tips

Keep it updated; make it worth checking out. Assign someone with a creative flair to keep it looking its best!

  • Post a funny health and safety quote or cartoon or post WorkSafeBC’s What's Wrong With This Photo?
  • Post small contests or challenges, and see past Safety Den entries and the Safety Innovations Database for ideas.
  • Consider an electronic bulletin board with regular reminders about access and updates.

Engage all workers

Safety is not just the responsibility of the employer or the safety committee; engage all workers!

  • Support natural leaders throughout your organization in ways that leverage their natural abilities to build trust, increase buy-in and positively influence your workplace health and safety culture.
  • Brainstorm creative ideas focusing on practical site-specific health and safety ideas.
  • Engage workers in workplace safety through fun and comradery. Consider what innovation ideas you’ve implemented in your workplace and create an application for next year’s Safety Den.

Tips about the safety board

Your bulletin board (physical or digital) is a valuable resource for providing information to all workers.

  • Post the location of first aid, how to report an incident or injury, meeting minutes, as well as the names of your sites committee members.
  • Other helpful resources on your bulletin board can include:
    • Call to action that engages all workers to think and work safely
    • Site-specific health and safety resources
    • Current education and training opportunities
    • Employee and Family Assistance Program information

Recruit committee members

Want workers to join the health and safety committee or engage in health and safety?

  • Brainstorm why workers are not interested in joining your health and safety committee.
    • Do all workers understand what a health and safety committee does?
    • Are the meeting dates inaccessible or inconvenient times?
  • Highlight some benefits: an opportunity for their working group to be at the table, offering solutions to health and safety issues, additional training, and job enlargement.

More tips to engage workers

Safety is not just the responsibility of the employer or the safety committee; engage all workers!

  • Let workers use their hidden talents and skills beyond their primary roles
    • Take turns training: use our Safety Huddles or send a worker to one of our health and safety train-the-trainer courses. Explore the courses we offer through our Learning Space.
  • Show your appreciation for your healthcare assistants – send them to one of our Hearts and Hands events!

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