Psychological health and safety
Bullying and Harassment
Bullying and incivility are significant problems in workplaces, homes, schools, and online. SafeCare BC and its members can play a role in creating safe, healthy, and civil workplaces.
12 months of safety for September| Infection Prevention and Control
September is the start of Autumn! Going into the fall season it is good practice to be mindful of ways to prevent and reduce the transmission of communicable diseases. Changing weather and increased indoor activities also pose extra challenges. There are several things that you can do to help prevent the spread of communicable diseases in the workplace:
- Stay home if you are not feeling well.
- Wash your hands frequently using soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects on a regular basis.
- Follow cough etiquette by coughing or sneezing into your elbow or a tissue.
- Use personal protective equipment when required.
Vaccines are an effective measure against preventable disease. In addition to the measures above, be sure that you are up to date with vaccinations heading into the flu season.
As always, we’re here to support you. We’ve created a collection of resources and information to support you in infection prevention and control. If you would like further assistance from us, we would love to hear from you. You can contact us at info@safecarebc.ca.
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Infection Prevention and Control resources
POSTER | Hand Washing
Hang this poster in your organization to remind staff and visitors about the importance of hand hygiene.
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12 months of safety for August | Workplace inspections
Workplace inspections are an essential incident prevention tool in your organization’s occupational health and safety program.
Inspections involve critically examining the workplace to identify and record hazards for corrective action. Effective inspection programs reduce incidents and property damage and improve worker communication and company morale.
We’ve created a collection of resources and information to support you with different types of inspections.
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Workplace inspection resources
VIDEO | The Safety Inspection Process (WorkSafeBC)
WorkSafeBC created this video to help you better understand the inspection process so that it will be more efficient and productive.
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12 months of safety for January | Violence prevention
Acts of violence towards healthcare workers are the second leading cause of injury for long-term care workers and the third leading cause of workplace injury for home and community health support.
By investing in violence prevention policies, procedures and education we can work together to reduce the risk of injury. When this happens, we create a more positive working environment, resulting in a higher quality of care for residents and clients. We’ve created a collection of resources and information to help you create a more positive work environment that reduces injuries or acts of violence in your workplace.Learn more about violence prevention at the links below
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Risk assessment resources
SAFETY HUDDLE | Safe handling during showers
Use this safety huddle to help reinforce staff’s use of the point-of-care risk assessment.
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Home and community care
Client handling
Manual client handling and other physical tasks can cause overexertion of your muscles to cause injury. Musculoskeletal injuries are sprains and strains to the muscles and surrounding tissues, which can have life-long impacts These are the leading type of injury for home and community care workers.
Violence prevention
Dementia Care
Dementia can affect behaviour and mood – but the care for persons with dementia aims to achieve the same goals – whether at home or in long-term care – safety for the person, family, and caregivers.
Home and community care
Exposure to hazardous drugs and infectious diseases
Exposure to hazardous drugs and infectious diseases poses a health risk. Hazardous drugs include antineoplastics, cytotoxic drugs, certain hormone therapies, antiviral drugs, antibiotics, and synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl and carfentanyl.
Extreme weather
Extreme weather can arise quickly and pose several significant and sometimes overlapping health and safety issues.
OHS basics
Hazard Identification
Managing risk includes identifying hazards, assessing the risk, and deciding on control measures to eliminate or minimize the risk. When identifying hazards, it’s important to look for all the conditions and situations that could possibly harm your workers.
OHS basics
Hazardous Drugs
Resources Best Practices for the Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs Mainly intended for the healthcare industry, this book provides an overview of current knowledge on hazardous drugs, describes how to
Home and community care
Home and community care pocketbook | Violence in the workplace
Violence refers to physical force that causes injury to a worker and includes any threatening statement or that gives you reasonable cause to believe that you are in danger.
Home and community care
Home Care and Community Health Support Pocketbook
The Home Care and Community Health Support Pocketbook was created to bring awareness to several health and safety issues faced in home and community care.
Industry
Industry Partners
SafeCare BC works with partners throughout the industry to help create healthy and safe workplaces.
Industry Statistics
Statistics and numbers for long-term care and home and community care to help inform your health and safety program.
Infection Control
Prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and influenza by taking proper infection control measures in your workplace.
