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A joint occupational health and safety (JOHS) committee is an advisory group of employer and employee representatives working together to promote a safe and healthy workplace.
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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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Leading from the Inside Out
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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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Safety Basics is a series of six self-paced courses that provide a brief introduction to the top health and safety concerns for workers in continuing care. Upon completion of all courses, learners will be issued a certificate of completion.

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Safety Basics is a series of six self-paced courses that provide a brief introduction to the top health and safety concerns for workers in continuing care. Upon completion of all courses, learners will be issued a certificate of completion.

Included courses:

  1. General Workplace Health and Safety
  2. Violence in the Workplace
  3. Musculoskeletal Injuries
  4. Slips, Trips, and Falls
  5. Infection Prevention
  6. Personal Protective Equipment

Suggested Use: The Safety Basics curriculum may be used by employers to help meet their health and safety obligations. It can be taken by new staff as part of their onboarding or by current staff as part of their regular health and safety training. 

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$71.98
Associate member
$89.97
Non-member
$179.94
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How long will this course take to complete?
The average time to complete this course is approximately 100 minutes.

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