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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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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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Safe resident handling: Not all controls are created equal

This webinar will provide you with the information to learn more about controls that enhance your safe resident handling system in your workplace.

We know that safe resident handling continues to be challenging in the continuing care sector. When workers are injured, there are fewer resources to take care of residents, resulting in increased workloads, fatigue, stress and more injuries.

This webinar will provide you with the information to learn more about controls that enhance your safe resident handling system in your workplace.

OHS guidelines - Ergonomics (MSI) requirements (WorkSafeBC)
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According to WorkSafeBC statistics, musculoskeletal injuries are the number one cause of staff injuries in BC’s continuing care sector. The economic cost of these injuries is easy to measure. It’s estimated that the cost of claims alone over the past five years is more than $85 million.
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Are you a continuing care worker, but don’t know the safest practices when it comes to handling the persons receiving care?
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Help prevent the leading cause of injuries in long-term care. Our 2-day workshop gives you the coaching skills to teach safe handling in your workplace, reducing injuries and building a stronger safety culture. Become a leader in workplace safety.
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Certified independent trainer and clinical consultant
Jennifer Roach is a Positive Approach to Dementia Care certified independent trainer and a clinical consultant with Arjo. Using Teepa Snow’s trademarked method to assess, connect, and get started on an action in a positive and person-centred way, Jennifer will show us how to use the skills and abilities the person living with dementia has left to help them with their activities of daily living.

Laura Gibbins, CRSP, BScN, CHSC, Dip OSH
Laura has been an Occupational Safety Officer at WorkSafeBC for 12 years. She started working as a nurse in the early 1980s but found that she was more passionate about worker health and safety. Laura then worked as a health and safety advisor and manager in the healthcare and social services sector along with construction, hospitality, manufacturing, and government agencies. She has also had the opportunity to teach health and safety in various post-secondary programs as an officer before joining WorkSafeBC. She holds the Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) and Certified Health and Safety Consultant (CHSC) designation.

Gina is a Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist (CCPE), a Certified Health and Safety Consultant (CHSC) and a Certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor (CPHSA), working in the ergonomics/human factors field for over 25 years. She is also Secretary for the College of Canadian Certification of Professional Ergonomists and a part-time instructor for Ergonomics in the BCIT Occupational Health and Safety Certificate program. She has shared her knowledge at multiple conferences, including the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Symposium and the American Society for Quality. Currently, she is a Product Owner at WorkSafeBC, working on developing systems for success in prevention.

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Think about the last time you felt genuinely safe and understood in a challenging situation. That sense of comfort and trust is at the heart of trauma-informed care.   This approach recognizes that many people carry the effects of past trauma, which can shape how they experience life. By providing care with empathy, patience and respect, […]
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Join us for a live demo where we'll show you how to safely transfer residents with the SARA Lift – the tool that’s changing how we think about sit-to-stand lifts.
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Safe client handling involves an approach that considers the hierarchy of controls to eliminate or minimize the risk of injury in the workplace. The first step is to identify and assess tasks that may result in injury from client handling. Be sure to involve staff and your JOHS Committee in this process.  Then, using the […]
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