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Five Ways Your Small Business Will Profit by Implementing a Health & Safety Program

This article describes how an OHS program can reduce WorkSafeBC premiums, improve employee morale, decrease employee turnover costs, and improve the customer experience.

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Form K: Employee Orientation Checklist for Return-to-Work Programs

Form K: Employee Orientation Checklist for Return-to-Work Programs This Employee Orientation checklist describes what a supervisor needs to tell employees about the RTW program. go2HR is BC’s tourism & hospitality, human resources and health & safety association driving strong workforces and safe workplaces that deliver world class tourism and hospitality experiences in BC. Follow us… Continue reading Form K: Employee Orientation Checklist for Return-to-Work Programs

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Safe Work Practices: Setting up Workstations

This safe work practice describes how to arrange computer workstations to prevent soft-tissue injuries.

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Injury Prevention For Seasonal Workers

Injury Prevention For Seasonal Workers Many tourism and hospitality operations go into overdrive in the summer. It’s important for employers to provide thorough injury prevention training and orientation for new and young seasonal workers, as well as ongoing supervision and mentoring. go2HR is BC’s tourism & hospitality, human resources and health & safety association driving… Continue reading Injury Prevention For Seasonal Workers

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Are You in Compliance with Workplace Bullying and Harassment Policies?

Since November 1, 2013, the tourism and hospitality industry in British Columbia (BC) has put rules in place to address workplace bullying and harassment. These rules explain what constitutes bullying and harassment and offer practical steps for employers, workers, and supervisors in tourism and hospitality to prevent or address such issues. Recognizing the unique challenges… Continue reading Are You in Compliance with Workplace Bullying and Harassment Policies?

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Orientation and Training for Young and New Workers are Essential

More than half of workplace accidents involving young and new workers occur during their first six months on the job. Providing effective orientation and training is the best way to prevent accidents. As an employer, you are responsible for ensuring that your workers are prepared for the job before they start working.

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Young and New Workers: Regulations

In this section, you will find the specific Occupational Health and Safety Regulation that governs young and new workers as defined by WorkSafeBC. You will be able to determine the impact of the Regulation — since regulatory guidelines and implementation policies will vary from sector to sector across many industries — by reading through the definitions to see which best suit your particular business. Remember that many of the young and new workers “guidelines” are just that, and do not necessarily meet all the compliance requirements.

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Young and New Worker Programs: WorkSafeBC Video Profiles

This series of videos highlights best practices for new and young worker training. There are video profiles for 13 B.C. companies.

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How to Prepare an Emergency Response Plan for your Small Business

How to Prepare an Emergency Response Plan for your Small Business This guide can help you prepare an emergency response plan for your small business. go2HR is BC’s tourism & hospitality, human resources and health & safety association driving strong workforces and safe workplaces that deliver world class tourism and hospitality experiences in BC. Follow… Continue reading How to Prepare an Emergency Response Plan for your Small Business

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Health and Safety for Hospitality Small Business

Health and Safety for Hospitality Small Business This guide describes the elements of an occupational health and safety program for hotels, motels, restaurants, and other hospitality and food service establishments. go2HR is BC’s tourism & hospitality, human resources and health & safety association driving strong workforces and safe workplaces that deliver world class tourism and… Continue reading Health and Safety for Hospitality Small Business