Safety Basics

Safety Basics

Safety Culture: What is it and can you cultivate one?

This article describes the key characteristics of safety culture.

Safety Basics

Working with Contractors: What You Need to Know

Business owners are responsible for the health and safety of everyone at their worksite, including contractors and subcontractors. This article describes key points for hiring and working with contractors.

Safety Basics

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Room Attendants: Safety Video Series Discussion Guide

This guide supports the video series and posters that are aimed at preventing injuries to room attendants.

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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.