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Recent News

Memorial Ceremony 2023 to Honour Farmworkers

Posted By Kerry Hall

  On March 7, 2007 Amarjit Kaur Bal, Sukhvinder Kaur Punia, and Sarabjit Kaur Sidhu were killed while being transported to their worksite as farmworkers in an overloaded passenger van alongside 11 fellow workers. An annual ceremony will be held this Sunday, March 5,

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Webinar – Impacts of Mental Health Since COVID: Reflect, Rally and Respond

Posted By Kerry Hall

Did you know that October is Mental Health Awareness month? Come join us for our mental health webinar!  In 2020, our first webinar explored self-care during COVID.  In this webinar, we’ll explore the impacts of mental health in the workplace, since COVID. Descript

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October 6, 2022 No Comments

Changes coming to the Right to Refuse Unsafe Work for Provincially regulated jurisdictions

Posted By Kerry Hall

Changes are coming in August to the right to refuse unsafe work Workers have the right to refuse work that would “create an undue hazard to the health and safety of any person”. When a worker exercises this right it helps identify hazards and keep workplaces safer for

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May 30, 2022 No Comments

What People Are Saying

OH&S Part 1 (Fundamentals)

"After the course, I have helped to ensure all communications are posted (or made available to all employees) and helped in facilitating continuing communication with committee and non-committee members, between meetings."

Participant

OH&S Part 1 (Fundamentals)

"After the training, myself and my OSH co-chair were able to talk with our employer... we did an all staff OSH orientation, created workplace surveys[s] ... and developed further critical incident procedures and tracking documents for stressful, incidents or of concern work events."

Participant

Mental Health First Aid

"Compassionate Systems Leadership is now more of a priority for our workplace."

Participant

Bullying & Harassment

"I have had many conversations with co-workers and supervisors advising all need to take this course to better support one another in implementing positive changes."

Participant

Mental Health First Aid

"After taking the class, the care and compassion of each staff member, whether it be employee or management, has been increased while still maintaining the corporate values and standards."

Participant

Workplace Psych Health & Safety

"This course has given me the awareness of why things are happening in the workplace."

Participant

Alive After 5 Student

Questioning authority is fine, safety matters first. Just one incident can change the rest of your life.

Anonymous

Alive After 5 Student

The stories were so important and made me realize how injuries can occur unexpectedly.

Anonymous

Alive After 5 Student

I am thankful to be exposed to this information because your safety is key. Also not a lot of people take that seriously so knowing that there is help and ways to prevent unsafe work was very important. And it is important to give reminders to everyone about this goal.

Anonymous

Alive After 5 Student

That you can always call WorksafeBC for help and it can be anonymous. Never work alone or in an unsafe environment. Working is not just about money but it's about safety and care.

Anonymous

Alive After 5 Student

The most important things from this workshop were understanding the traumatic experiences others have dealt with in a workplace. Even from simply doing a job like a food truck at the PNE. Which lead me to the conclusion of realizing just how important I must prioritize my safety within a workplace. Also using the rights I learned I have to avoid any dangerous situations such as the ones I learned about.

Anonymous

Strains, Aches & Pains

"Awesome course. Need more like this with lots of discussion and interaction."

OH&S Part 1 (Basic)

"After being safety captain for many years and after having taking many courses, this course was the most informative and well presented. Course instructor was very well-spoken and did a very professional job!"

OH&S Part 2 (Advanced)

"Great course-enthusiastic; thought the course would be a little dry but it was delightfully presented; Plan on getting managers to attend. Looking forward to more courses."

Prevention of Violence

"A fabulous workshop that was very informative, had an excellent facilitator and feel I have enhanced my knowledge, skills, and abilities."

Chemical Hazards

"I wish all the workers in my workplace had this course."

OH&S Part 1 (Basic)

"I felt that this course has taught me my responsibilities as a manager to my employees. I feel encouraged & excited about implementing a health & safety committee in my unit with confidence of knowledge. I would love to further my education in this field."

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