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The following links take you to tools, publications and other resources to help prevent the most common injuries and illnesses in the accommodation sector. Please note that these resources may not meet all the requirements for health and safety in BC. Safety Sweep: An Employer's Guide to Preventing Injuries to Room Attendants in BC Accommodations This guide is a health and safety resource that outlines key strategies to prevent workplace injuries to room attendants. It is meant for room attendant managers and supervisors (and anyone else who supervises room attendants) who work in hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and other hospitality facilities that offer overnight accommodations. The following list includes forms, checklists, and other documents that appear in this guide. You can download and customize these for your facility. CCOHS Room Attendant Study Physical Demands Job Analysis Job Description Pre-Screening Interview Questions Reference Check Health and Safety Questions OH&S Reference Manual for Housekeeping Health and Safety Orientation Checklist Health and Safety Orientation Information Sheet OH&S Rights and Responsibilities Overview and Quiz Job-Specific Safety Training for Housekeeping Ergonomic Tips for the Hospitality Industry: Preventing Injuries to Room Attendants A Clean Sweep: Safe Work Practices for Custodians Risk Assessment Tool for Accommodation (Housekeeping) Supervising for Safety Course Business Planning Toolkit Safety Talk Template Safety Talks are a method to refresh an employee's knowledge and skills, maintain their interest in safety and illustrate the organization's commitment to creating a healthy & safe work environment. Safety Talks can be performed on a weekly basis or before the start of a new scope of work and should be about 15 minutes in duration. Generally, these Safety Talk meetings are led by a supervisor and should be mandatory for all crew members to attend. The content should be centred on a single topic (e.g. a safety rule, safe job procedures, recent incident, JOHSC meeting minutes, inspection results, etc.). go2 developed these Safety Talks in conjunction with representatives from 10 hotels in BC. The content is meant to be a base on which to work from, so please feel free to customize the subject matter to your own organization. What is a Risk Assessment? In this link you will find information on the definitions of a risk assessment and steps to conducting one. It also provides information on how to find hazards and assign a level of risk to those. There is information on how to apply the risk assessment matrix tool to conduct an actual risk assessment. The hierarchy of control methods used to mitigate hazards along with their effectiveness is also detailed along with examples of each. Risk Assessment Tool for Accommodation This tool is an example risk assessment conducted in a large hotel. Examples on how to use a risk assessment matrix is detailed; many common hotel departments and locations are assessed. Several examples of hazards, their associated risk and control methods are used in the matrix to give the user a better understanding of conducting a risk assessment in the accommodation sector. Occupational Health & Safety 101 PowerPoint Presentation Introduction (2:25)Chapter 1 - Management & Leadership Commitment (6:28)Chapter 2 - Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee (4:47)Chapter 3 - Hazard Identification, Evaluation and Control (12:19)Chapter 4 - Developing Safe Work Place Procedures and Written Instructions (3:32)Chapter 5 - Education and Training (3:47)Chapter 6 - Inspections (5:17)Chapter 7 - Investigations (5:35)Chapter 8 - Program Administration (4:11)Closing Remarks (3:44) Full Presentation (52:06) Download files and view with Microsoft PowerPoint. Injury Prevention Resources for Tourism & Hospitality – Accommodation Here you will find real-life case studies of injury and illness among hotel and motel workers; safety guides specific to small businesses; information about the key hazards facing young workers; pamphlets with ergonomic recommendations; videos on new staff orientation and injury prevention; frequently asked questions about repetitive-motion injury and the safe use of equipment; advice on preventing slips, trips and falls; safety videos specifically targeted at housekeeping and maintenance staff; an overview on protecting workers from exposure to infectious diseases; and a guide to prevention of violence in the workplace. PoolSafeBC- Pool Safety Best Practices Guide This guide presents they key elements of pool safety including rights and responsibilities, hazards, chemical safety, emergency preparedness and response. Also, the appendices includes a number of forms and templates that are ready for you to use.
The following links take you to tools, publications and other resources to help prevent the most common injuries and illnesses in the accommodation sector. Please note that these resources may not meet all the requirements for health and safety in BC.
Safety Sweep: An Employer's Guide to Preventing Injuries to Room Attendants in BC Accommodations
This guide is a health and safety resource that outlines key strategies to prevent workplace injuries to room attendants. It is meant for room attendant managers and supervisors (and anyone else who supervises room attendants) who work in hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and other hospitality facilities that offer overnight accommodations.
The following list includes forms, checklists, and other documents that appear in this guide. You can download and customize these for your facility.
Safety Talk Template
Safety Talks are a method to refresh an employee's knowledge and skills, maintain their interest in safety and illustrate the organization's commitment to creating a healthy & safe work environment. Safety Talks can be performed on a weekly basis or before the start of a new scope of work and should be about 15 minutes in duration. Generally, these Safety Talk meetings are led by a supervisor and should be mandatory for all crew members to attend. The content should be centred on a single topic (e.g. a safety rule, safe job procedures, recent incident, JOHSC meeting minutes, inspection results, etc.).
go2 developed these Safety Talks in conjunction with representatives from 10 hotels in BC. The content is meant to be a base on which to work from, so please feel free to customize the subject matter to your own organization.
What is a Risk Assessment?
In this link you will find information on the definitions of a risk assessment and steps to conducting one. It also provides information on how to find hazards and assign a level of risk to those. There is information on how to apply the risk assessment matrix tool to conduct an actual risk assessment. The hierarchy of control methods used to mitigate hazards along with their effectiveness is also detailed along with examples of each.
Risk Assessment Tool for Accommodation
This tool is an example risk assessment conducted in a large hotel. Examples on how to use a risk assessment matrix is detailed; many common hotel departments and locations are assessed. Several examples of hazards, their associated risk and control methods are used in the matrix to give the user a better understanding of conducting a risk assessment in the accommodation sector.
Occupational Health & Safety 101 PowerPoint Presentation
Introduction (2:25)Chapter 1 - Management & Leadership Commitment (6:28)Chapter 2 - Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee (4:47)Chapter 3 - Hazard Identification, Evaluation and Control (12:19)Chapter 4 - Developing Safe Work Place Procedures and Written Instructions (3:32)Chapter 5 - Education and Training (3:47)Chapter 6 - Inspections (5:17)Chapter 7 - Investigations (5:35)Chapter 8 - Program Administration (4:11)Closing Remarks (3:44)
Full Presentation (52:06)
Download files and view with Microsoft PowerPoint.
Injury Prevention Resources for Tourism & Hospitality – Accommodation
Here you will find real-life case studies of injury and illness among hotel and motel workers; safety guides specific to small businesses; information about the key hazards facing young workers; pamphlets with ergonomic recommendations; videos on new staff orientation and injury prevention; frequently asked questions about repetitive-motion injury and the safe use of equipment; advice on preventing slips, trips and falls; safety videos specifically targeted at housekeeping and maintenance staff; an overview on protecting workers from exposure to infectious diseases; and a guide to prevention of violence in the workplace.
PoolSafeBC- Pool Safety Best Practices Guide
This guide presents they key elements of pool safety including rights and responsibilities, hazards, chemical safety, emergency preparedness and response. Also, the appendices includes a number of forms and templates that are ready for you to use.
