Health & Safety
The Changing Face of BC’s Workforce
According to a recent study supported byWorkSafeBC, it appears there’s good news for employers and older workers alike: no statistical difference was found in the relationship between age and work injury across occupational groups or across time periods. Read the full article to find out details about this study.
Right to Refuse Unsafe Work
This poster uses a practical example to summarize the process for refusing work you have reasonable cause to believe may be unsafe.
What’s wrong with this photo? (Janitorial Safety)
How many hazards or dangerous work habits can you spot in this photo? Use this resource to train your staff to identify potential hazards when when cleaning.
Getting it Right: Making a Bed Safely
When it comes to providing instruction on safe work practices, it’s important to get it right. Make sure you provide information that’s clear and straightforward, with little room for ambiguity.
The Quest for Health & Safety Culture (Origin Gluten Free Bakery, Victoria)
Cultivating a culture of safety means setting the right example. This article describes several industry examples of how to build a culture of safety within your organization, including a tourism and hospitality example. Find out more about Origin Gluten Free Bakery in Victoria and other industry examples.
Best Practices and Tips from the Pacific Gateway Hotel
This article describes the Pacific Gateway Hotel's participation in the 2015 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week.
Room Attendants: Safety Video Series Discussion Guide
This guide supports the video series and posters that are aimed at preventing injuries to room attendants.
Room Attendant Safe Work Procedures
These posters support the video series and discussion guide that are aimed at preventing injuries to room attendants and include making beds, cleaning bathrooms, cloth wringing, high level dusting, emptying the trash and vacuuming.
Can Employers Legally Test for Drug & Alcohol Use in the Workplace?
This article discusses situations in which an employer might be able to implement drug and alcohol testing in a workplace.
Making the Most of Your Joint Health and Safety Committee
This article describes how the basic requirements of a JOHSC can benefit a company and how to make a committee work for you.