Safety Basics Assessment

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Overview

All businesses in British Columbia are required to have an Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Program in place that meets requirements prescribed in the Worker’s Compensation Act (the Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (the Regulation).

Take the Safety Basics Assessment to see how you can strengthen your OHS Program.

Take the Assessment

All programs are different but the key common elements of a robust health and safety program are as follows:

  • creating a health and safety policy;
  • conducting regular workplace inspections;
  • preparing health and safety risk assessments;
  • developing safe work procedures;
  • orienting new and young workers;
  • educating and training employees;
  • assessing the first aid requirements in your workplace;
  • making sure that incidents are reported and investigations are carried out;
  • holding regular health and safety meetings;
  • appointing a worker representative or establishing a joint health and safety committee;
  • maintaining records and statistics; and
  • keeping the program up to date and relevant.

Now see how your current program compares!

Implementing an effective health & safety framework can:

  • Prevent injuries and keep workers safe and healthy
  • Save your company time and money
  • Strengthen workplace safety culture and your “employer brand”
  • Ensure your company meets regulatory requirements
Safety Basics Assessment Tool

How it works:

Through a series of 13 questions, taking you around 10 minutes to complete, the Safety Basics Assessment will provide you with a customized report for your company that includes:

  • Practical Advice to improve your existing OHS Program
  • Useful resources and templates for the areas needing improvement
  • Helpful links to further reading on each topic

Employers are responsible for ensuring their OHS Program includes all required components, and the Safety Basics Assessment assists in this task.

Your results and personal information are confidential.  You are given the option of sending a copy of your results to our Health & Safety Advisors to review and follow up as needed.

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Our goal is to provide more indepth knowledge to assist you with your organizational needs. All results are confidential.
Before you begin, please be aware that the system does not save your progress on the assessment tool. Please make sure you are able to complete the assessment without any interruption. It should take you approximately 10 minutes to complete.