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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 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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We asked and you answered – thank you for taking our member survey

May 10, 2023

We asked you to tell us what you think, and you did. More than 1,000 people responded to our annual member. Thank you. Your feedback helps us understand the health and safety issues that are important to you, so we can create education and resources that are meaningful. We are analyzing all the responses, and in the coming weeks will share the results.

In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek at some of the results:

Top 3 health and safety concerns

  • Mental health and well-being of staff – 54%
  • Fatigue and overexertion due to workload – 43%
  • Client or resident responsive behaviours toward staff – 29%

Health and safety topics people want to learn more about

  • Psychological health and safety – 60%
  • Dementia care – 39%
  • Musculoskeletal injury prevention – 35%

We had some prizes to thank people for participating. And here are the lucky winners.

$50 gift card

  • Nadine Brown
  • Simrin Sandhu
  • Beth McLucas
  • Kumar Bandyo

Hearts and Hands conference ticket

  • Sharon Hughes
  • Rini Davies
  • Ina Heunis

Free SafeCare BC online course

  • Benjie Del Mundo Iaya
  • Dimpy Dsouza
  • Jaime Lock

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