Safety Basics
Your Five-Year Plan to a Healthier, Safer Workplace
What’s your five-year plan? Not for business development, but for your health and safety program.
Don’t worry if you can’t answer that question right now. That’s what this page is for! But it is important to start thinking about your business’s long-term health and safety goals. Ideally, you should have an annual plan along with a longer-term strategy spanning the next three to five years.
The Importance of Leadership to Workplace Health and Safety
Strong leadership is essential for fostering a culture of workplace health and safety. When employers, managers, and executives model safety commitment, allocate resources, and engage employees, they set the foundation for a physically and psychologically safe work environment.
Develop a Health & Safety Policy
A Health & Safety Policy is your business’s commitment to protecting workers from physical and psychological hazards. By outlining responsibilities, compliance, and safety priorities, this policy sets the foundation for a safer workplace and should be reviewed, signed, and shared annually.
Know About Responsibilities
Everyone in a workplace – from senior executives to front-line workers – is responsible for maintaining a healthy and safe environment (it’s the law!). Employers, supervisors, and workers each have different roles to play.
Occupational Health and Safety Policy Template
This is a template for an Occupational Health and Safety Policy document.
Enhance Your Workplace First Aid Program with go2HR
We offer a free service designed to help you stay up to date with the new regulatory requirements for workplace first aid. Our expert team is here to guide you in aligning your workplace practices with the latest standards, ensuring your team remains well-prepared for any workplace injury or illness.
Enhancing JHSC Meetings with Expert Support
We’ve recently introduced a new free service designed to support your Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC). In response to your needs for improving JHSC effectiveness and engagement we’re offering a unique opportunity to enhance your committee’s practices.
Our experienced Health and Safety team can “drop-in” to your next JHSC meeting, provide tailored presentations and lead discussions on key health and safety topics.
Book this free service today! Or use this link to learn more.
Staying Safe During Cold Temperatures
As temperatures drop during the winter months, employers need to be aware of cold-related hazards that can cause or contribute to workplace injuries and illnesses when workers spend prolonged periods outside.
Worker Health & Safety Representative Template
Empower your workplace with health & safety champions! Download our fillable Worker Representative Poster to highlight key contacts for your Joint Health & Safety Committee. This customizable resource helps employers promote workplace safety, ensuring team members know who to turn to for addressing hazards, conducting investigations, and recommending improvements.
Safety Talk: Managing Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Summers in much of B.C. are increasingly hotter and drier, leading to more frequent and intense wildfires. Wildfire smoke has become a significant environmental and psychological hazard that workplaces and communities must manage. As a worker, it's crucial to be prepared and take measures to manage the effects of wildfire smoke and minimize exposure.