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Work in manufacturing? Learn how to become a more effective supervisor. Supervising for Safety is a free online course that helps you learn what you need to meet your workplace health and safety obligations: http://ms.spr.ly/6043mazMc #ManufacturingMonth

If your workplace has 20 or more workers, you need a joint health and safety committee. Access tools and resources for building an effective joint committee, today: http://ms.spr.ly/6048mazXr #ManufacturingMonth

Do you have a research idea that could improve workplace health and safety? Grow your idea with one of our research grants: ✅ Ralph McGinn Postdoctoral Fellowship: Supporting doctoral graduates across Canada who are training for careers as academic researchers in occupational health and safety or work disability ✅ Research Training Awards: Supporting master’s and doctoral students in BC with a focus on occupational health and safety or work disability ✅ Applied Innovation: Supporting small-scale, shop-floor research projects that lead to innovative and practical solutions that can be implemented in workplaces ✅ Proof of Principle and Prototyping: Supporting early-stage prototypes, tools, and technology that can be used in workplaces to solve occupational health and safety problems ✅ Exploratory Research: Supporting high-risk/high-reward projects that explore novel ideas and solutions with transformational and lasting effects across workplaces in Canada Learn more: http://ms.spr.ly/6047W12CT

It’s #SmallBusinessWeek. Do you know the difference between the role of a worker health and safety representative and a joint health and safety committee? Joint committees play an important role in the workplace and are a requirement for any employer with 20 workers or more. If your workplace has more than 9 but fewer than 20 workers, you need a worker health and safety representative instead of a committee, but the role they play in injury prevention is just as important. For more information visit http://ms.spr.ly/6041mxxlX

Effective January 1, 2024, employers and workers have a duty to cooperate in a worker’s safe return to work after a workplace injury. Learn about how recovering at work benefits everyone in the workplace: http://ms.spr.ly/6043mkewX

If your workplace has 20 or more workers, you need a joint health and safety committee. A joint committee allows representatives from both management and staff to work as a team to help identify and find solutions to health and safety issues in the workplace. Access tools and resources for building an effective joint committee, today: http://ms.spr.ly/6047mazBU #ManufacturingMonth

Save time by using a secure online services account to complete transactions such as: ✅ Reporting your payroll ✅ Paying your premiums ✅ Viewing rate information ✅ Access health and safety information Sign up or log in today: http://ms.spr.ly/6048mLysi

New first aid requirements come into effect November 1, 2024. Employers must: ✅ Perform a written risk assessment for each workplace in consultation with workers. ✅ Provide the supplies, facilities and the first aid attendants required by the amended Schedule 3-A. Find resources, including our new video series, here: http://ms.spr.ly/6040mewGr

It’s #SmallBusinessWeek. Find out if your business needs to register for WorkSafeBC insurance coverage. Generally, you need to register if you: ✅ Employ and pay workers on a regular, casual, or contract basis ✅ Are a homeowner who hires someone to work in or around your home for a certain period of time (e.g., to provide childcare or lawn services) ✅ Come from another province or country to work in B.C. ✅ Work in the commercial fishing or trucking industries For more information visit http://ms.spr.ly/6042mxx8E

Meet Amrutha Suresh, a software developer in our Innovation and Technology (I&T) division. She joined WorkSafeBC for what was supposed to be an eight-month co-op term – and has stayed on ever since. Find out why: http://ms.spr.ly/6045WDVFx Join colleagues like Amrutha and make an impact to workers and employers in BC. Learn more about our I&T division: http://ms.spr.ly/6046WDVFI #WorkSafeLife