Home care
Masks in hospitals and health care settings
Effective April 8, 2024, medical masks are no longer required in health care settings. Visitors are still encouraged to wear masks in health care settings and to practice respiratory etiquette. Health care workers must continue to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, including masks or respirators, in accordance with workplace risk assessments. For more information, visit the Province of B.C.’s website.
Providing home care can present additional health and safety challenges, as most homes were never intended or designed to be workplaces. The three most common causes of work-related injuries are overexertion; slips, trips, and falls; and motor vehicle incidents. Home care workers may also be exposed to infectious diseases and violent behaviour.
Resources
Safe Work Practices for Handling Hazardous Drugs
Hazardous drugs are increasingly being used in a range of workplaces. There is a potential for harm if workers are unintentionally exposed to these drugs without proper protection. This book provides...
Home and Community Health Worker Handbook
This handbook is written for workers in the field of home and community health care. This handbook was written to help you:
- Identify the types of activities that put you at risk of...
Make Your Home Safe for Care Workers
Developed for care agencies to hand out to clients, this information sheet outlines what clients should do to make their home safe for their care workers.
Plan Before You Drive Clients: Reduce the Risk of Workplace Violence
Driving clients to appointments can put you at risk from violent or undesirable behaviour. Safe driving of clients requires individualized assessments and a plan.This video explains some of the decisions...
Highlights
- New online tool helps workers and employers manage risk by delivering a custom list of health and safety resources Published on: December 05, 2022
- New resource to help reduce MSIs in health care and community social services Published on: July 16, 2019