Safety Basics
Physiotherapy Info Sheet
Learn how physiotherapy can play a vital role in helping to treat common workplace injuries in the tourism and hospitality industry.
Arts and Cultural Facilities: Protocols for Returning to Operation
Arts and Cultural Facilities: Protocols for Returning to Operation These WorkSafeBC protocols for returning to operation provide guidance to museums, art galleries, and libraries. go2HR is BC’s tourism and hospitality , human resources and health & safety association driving strong workforces and safe workplaces that deliver world class tourism and hospitality experiences in British Columbia.… Continue reading Arts and Cultural Facilities: Protocols for Returning to Operation
Parks: Protocols for Returning to Operation
These WorkSafeBC protocols are intended for those responsible for health and safety in B.C. parks.
Sequence for Putting on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
This poster shows the procedure for putting on and removing PPE.
Setting Up, Organizing, and Working Comfortably in your Home Workspace
Working from home can be safe, positive, and productive with a well-planned workspace. This information sheet provides practical suggestions on setting up your workspace, organizing the area, and working comfortably at home.
Working from Home: A Guide to Keeping Workers Healthy and Safe
Working from home can be beneficial to both employers and workers. As an employer, you must ensure the health and safety of your workers when they are working from home. This guide discusses a health and safety policy for working from home and outlines some useful tips and resources to help ensure the health and… Continue reading Working from Home: A Guide to Keeping Workers Healthy and Safe
WorkSafeBC Contracted Physiotherapists
An injured worker can see any physiotherapist. However, in order for it to be covered by WorkSafeBC, the physiotherapist must be part of WorkSafeBC’s contracted network of providers. You can find the current list of contracted physiotherapists here. This list is being updated regularly, as more contracted providers around the province are added.
Ski Area Safety Talk: Fit for Duty
Employees must come to work with their mind and body prepared for the rigours of the day, every day. Use the tips contained within this Safety Talk as the basis for team meetings on this topic, to help improve performance and decrease the risk of injury.
Ski Area Safety Talk: Working at Heights
Falls from heights can result in serious injury. Use this Safety Talk to promote conversation around working safely and to help reduce the number of worker injuries involving falls from heights.
Safety Talk for Ski Areas: Manual Lifting
Manual Lifting Overview In BC ski areas, a large percentage of reported on-the-job accidents involve back injuries, often happen when people lift objects incorrectly. Examples include ski patrollers lifting a patient onto a toboggan; a lift attendant picking up a fallen guest; and a snowmobiler getting their snowmobile unstuck. Moving any load can cause chronic… Continue reading Safety Talk for Ski Areas: Manual Lifting