Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Resource Centre

Have Your Say on a New Occupational Health & Safety Resource Centre

Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (JOHSC) are a vital part of supporting workplace health and safety.

That’s why SWITCH BC, with funding from the Nurses’ Bargaining Association and the Facilities’ Bargaining Association, and in collaboration with our partners, is working on a new online resource centre to help these committees do their work. Having the tools and resources to effectively support JOHSC findings and recommendations is crucial to improving the culture of safety.

We need your help. Share your ideas and questions below to help inform the new resource centre.

Some of the planned features include:

Meeting support, including agenda setting, scheduling, and minutes management
Committee management, including Terms of Reference, membership, and settings
Easy tracking of action items and decisions
Access to investigation and incident reports
21 Day recommendation letters
Role-based dashboards and reporting

Everyone working in healthcare has the right to be safe and healthy, to thrive on the job and to return home safely to family and friends. Your ideas will make the resource centre meet the needs of JOHSC throughout B.C. Thank you!

Have Your Say on a New Occupational Health & Safety Resource Centre

Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (JOHSC) are a vital part of supporting workplace health and safety.

We need your help. Share your ideas and questions below to help inform the new resource centre.

Some of the planned features include:

Meeting support, including agenda setting, scheduling, and minutes management
Committee management, including Terms of Reference, membership, and settings
Easy tracking of action items and decisions
Access to investigation and incident reports
21 Day recommendation letters
Role-based dashboards and reporting

What your JOHSC does for you

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Did you know that there are more than 500 Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (JOHSC) in B.C. health authorities alone? Having safe workplaces and ensuring ongoing safety is a priority for everyone in healthcare, and JOHSC are at the heart of health and safety in every healthcare workplace across B.C.
These committees are made up of tireless and hardworking volunteers who dedicate their time to improve the working conditions of their colleagues. They advocate to ensure there is a well-functioning health and safety management system at their workplace. Whatever we can do to support that terrific work on the ground, helps the system and the people, like you, as a whole.
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How we’re reimagining JOHSC resources

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SWITCH BC, with funding from the Nurses’ Bargaining Association and the Facilities’ Bargaining Association, is building a new online resource centre to support all Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (JOHSC) in B.C. This work is building off an initiative that started in 2015 with the Provincial OHS and Violence Prevention Steering Committee.
The new resource centre will create consistent online access across health authorities for JOHSC members. The goal is to help streamline committee work by making it easier to plan meetings, take notes, make recommendations, and take action with an accessible record of the important work being done.
If you would like to be alerted and receive updates on the resource centre project in your email, click Subscribe in the Stay Informed box on this page.