All industries

Resource:

• Roles, rights & and responsibilities — When it comes to health and safety, everyone in the workplace has distinct responsibilities. Workers have a right to a safe and healthy workplace, which includes the right to refuse unsafe work.

Tourism and hospitality industry

Resources:

• Tourism & hospitality — Sector hub with safety resources for hotels, restaurants, attractions, and event venues.
• Food & beverage services — Focused guidance for restaurants, bars, catering, and quick-service food operations.
• go2HR — Safety organization supporting B.C.’s tourism and hospitality industry with resources, training, and guidance to create safe and thriving workplaces.

Arts and entertainment industry

Resources:

• Arts & entertainment — Sector hub with information on working safely in arts and entertainment.
• Actsafe — Industry safety organization offering information, resources, and training for employers, supervisors, and workers in the B.C. motion picture, performing arts, and live events industries.

Where risk might present:

• Aggressive, agitated, or intoxicated patrons in hospitality, retail, and transit settings
• Late-night service, working alone, and last-customer scenarios
• Venue and event access control

Resources:

• Violence in the workplace — Information hub covering risk assessment, controls, and response procedures.
• Take Care: Preventing violence and aggression in the workplace — Practical guide to building a workplace violence prevention program.
• Bullying & harassment — Resources and tools for preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at work.
• Working alone or in isolation — Requirements and controls for late-night retail, hospitality, and lone-worker roles.

Where risk might present:

• Extended shifts, split shifts, and back-to-back event days
• Compressed turnover between setup, operations, and teardown
• Reduced recovery time across consecutive weeks

Resources:

• Managing the risk of fatigue at work — Hazard hub with help for employers on identifying and controlling fatigue risks.
• Managing psychological health & safety in the workplace — Employer hub for psychological health and safety, including a framework for action.
• Psychological health and safety: A framework for success — Step-by-step framework employers can use to build a psychological health and safety program.

Where risk might present:

• Busy, high-traffic environments increase slip and trip hazards
• Contaminated or low traction surfaces raise the risk of slips
• Long hours and fatigue increase the likelihood of incidents

Resources:

• Slips, trips & falls — Information hub for slips, trips and falls and related topics like safety footwear and sprains and strains.
• Preventing slips, trips, and falls in the workplace — Guide to help employers manage the risk of slips, trips, and falls and the factors that contribute to their causes.
• Ergonomics and MSI prevention — Information hub for ergonomic risk factors, MSI prevention, and assessment tools.
• Understanding the risks of musculoskeletal injury (MSI) — Guide to help employers identify and control MSI risks.

Where risk might present:

• Hiring and onboarding may be accelerated, leading to inadequate onboarding
• Gig workers may not be familiar with workplace procedures
• Workers from outside B.C. may not be familiar with B.C. occupational health and safety requirements

Resources:

• Young & new workers — Information hub with resources on training, orientation, and supervision for young and new workers.
• Young and new worker orientation checklist — Employer checklist for delivering a complete worker orientation.
• Start safe, stay safe — from day one — Information and resources for temporary workers in B.C.

Where risk might present:

• Outdoor security, traffic control, parking, and event operations roles
• Sustained sun exposure across long shifts in June and July
• Air quality concerns during wildfire season

Resources:

• Heat stress — Information hub covering heat-stress recognition, prevention, and response.
• Preventing heat stress at work — Help for employers with planning for hot conditions, hydration, and acclimatization.

Where risk might present:

• Temporary stages, tents, modular units, barriers, fencing, and lighting towers
• Falls from height during installation and teardown

Resources:

• Falls from elevation — Information hub for fall prevention, including planning, equipment, and training.
• Fall protection plan template — Fillable template for documenting a written fall protection plan.
• OHS Guidelines Part 13: Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms

Where risk might present:

• Modified truck routes and downtown traffic patterns
• Delivery zones near event perimeters
• Workers operating on or near roadways under changed conditions

Resources:

• Road Safety at Work — Information and resources to help organizations and people driving for work prevent work-related motor vehicle injuries and crashes.
• Driving for work — Tools and resources to help manage the safety of workers who drive on the job.
• Reducing the risk of workers being struck by vehicles or mobile equipment — information sheet covering the key factors that contribute to struck-by incidents and how to control the associated risk.

Resource:

• Prime contractors: Roles and responsibilities — Information sheet on prime contractor designation, responsibilities, and coordination.

Resources:

• Emergency planning & response — Help for employers with building and testing emergency procedures.
• Emergency evacuation planning information sheet — Practical reference for evacuation planning, signage, and drills.

Where risk might present:

• Large public gatherings, international travel, and shared facilities
• Cleaning, sanitation, first aid, and public-facing roles with frequent contact

Resource:

• Communicable disease prevention — Help for employers on identifying, assessing, and controlling communicable disease risks in the workplace.