Health & Safety
Key Considerations for First Aid Procedures
This downloadable guide outlines WorkSafeBC’s updated first aid requirements for Tourism & Hospitality employers, covering key procedures for equipment, attendants, emergency response, inclusivity, and program maintenance to ensure full compliance by November 1, 2024.
First Aid Procedure – Example
This guide covers first aid management, detailing available equipment, attendant roles, and response protocols. Workers can access first aid via the First Aid Room or dispatch, with attendants responding within 10 minutes or activating emergency services.
First Aid Drill Report – Example
This document is a drill report detailing an incident at Lonnie's Hotel kitchen involving a worker getting minor burns from hot water, with observations, strengths, deficiencies, corrective actions, and procedural factors outlined for improvement.
Key Considerations for Workplaces with Multiple First Aid Attendants
This resource outlines essential procedures for workplaces with multiple first aid attendants, ensuring employees receive optimal care in emergencies.
First Aid Webinar Series
Welcome to the First Aid Webinar Series resource page! Here, you'll find recordings and materials from our webinars designed to help BC's tourism and hospitality employers navigate the new workplace first aid regulatory requirements. Access insights from industry experts, practical guidance for implementation, and resources to enhance your workplace injury response.
Safety Talk: Managing Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Summers in much of B.C. are increasingly hotter and drier, leading to more frequent and intense wildfires. Wildfire smoke has become a significant environmental and psychological hazard that workplaces and communities must manage. As a worker, it's crucial to be prepared and take measures to manage the effects of wildfire smoke and minimize exposure.
How to Manage Psychological Health & Safety in Your Workplace
Prioritizing mental well-being leads to higher productivity, stronger engagement, improved morale, fewer conflicts, and better employee retention. You may already know this — and you might have been applying many of the principles outlined in WorkSafeBC’s Framework for Psychological Health & Safety without even realizing it. Follow along to build on your existing strengths, address areas for improvement, and take practical steps to foster a supportive, resilient workplace.
WHMIS Pictogram
This poster helps workers understand the different hazards associated with the various products they may be using in the workplace. Print and post it in chemical storage areas, staff areas, or on Safety Notice Boards to promote a deeper understanding of product hazards.
WHIMIS For Workers Video
This video helps workers understand the primary changes to WHMIS 2015 — new hazard classes, new labelling requirements, and a revised safety data sheet format — as well as the responsibilities of their employers to provide education and training
WHIMIS For Employers Video
This video explains the primary changes to WHMIS 2015: new hazard classes, new labelling requirements, and a revised safety data sheet format. It also describes your responsibilities as an employer and the phases of implementation.
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