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Title:   Best Practices Manual: A Guide to Industry-Recommended Practices (for Ski Hills) New icon
  Order #:   N/A
  Description:   This guide was developed to help ski area operators and staff identify hazards specific to the industry, with a large focus on creating safe guidelines around lift maintenance duties and activities.
      (PDF 1.2mb)
       
Title:   Ergonomic Tips for the Hospitality Industry
  Order #:   PH45, 48, 52, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62
  Description:  

A series of eight ergonomic pamphlets for the hospitality industry, with general information about tasks that contribute to musculoskeletal injuries (MSI) such as sprains and strains.

PH48 - Preventing Injuries to Bar Staff (PDF 230kb)
N/A   - Preventing Injuries to Casino Card Dealers (PDF 588kb) New icon
PH52 - Preventing Injuries to Dishwashers (PDF 208kb)
PH57 - Preventing Injuries to Front Desk Agents (PDF 219kb)
PH60 - Preventing Injuries to Kitchen Staff (PDF 198kb)
PH61 - Preventing Injuries to Room Attendants (PDF 204kb)
PH62 - Preventing Injuries to Servers (PDF 178kb)
PH59 - Preventing Injuries when Handling Luggage (PDF 192kb)
PH45 - Preventing Injuries when Serving Banquets (PDF 197kb)
       
Title:   Health and Safety for Hospitality Small Business
  Order #:   BK71
  Description:   This guide is designed for small businesses in the hospitality industry including hotels, motels, restaurants, and other food service establishments. It can be used by owners, employers, managers, supervisors, and workers to help prevent workplace accidents and injuries.
      (PDF 3.1mb)
       
Title:   Posters
  Order #:   N/A
  Description:   These posters graphically demonstrate the importance of safe work practices for working in the kitchen, meatcutting, and fishing. Print and post these attention-getting health and safety posters in your workplace.
       
Title:   Preventing Injuries to Hotel and Restaurant Workers: Focus Report
  Order #:   N/A
  Description:   This report provides employers, supervisors, workers, and health and safety personnel in hotels and restaurants with information on accidents in these industries and how to prevent them. It describes how the hotel and restaurant industries impact the economy, provides accident statistics on the hotel and restaurant industries, and contains information on how to prevent common accidents. This report also deals with implementing a health and safety program and obtaining assistance and information from WorkSafeBC.
      (PDF 941kb)