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Safety for Business

Auto Services | Home & Small Office | Residential Services | Recreational Services | Foodservices | Retail | Trade Related Services | Trucking | House Construction | Warehousing | Wineries | Woodworking | Free Health & Safety Resources

Auto Services

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  • Handbook for Employers: Working Alone, Late Night Retail, and Prepayment of Fuel (PDF 569 KB)
  • Safety Awareness for Dealership Employees (PDF 1 MB)

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Home and Small Office

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Residential Services

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  • Small Business Health and Safety Log Book (PDF 431 KB)
  • Renovating or building your home? You may need to register with the WCB (PDF 346 KB)
  • Controlling Exposure: Protecting Workers from Infectious Disease (PDF 1.6 MB)
  • Does Your Back Hurt: A guide to preventing low back pain (PDF 127 KB)
  • Back Talk: An Owner's Manual for Backs BK4 (PDF 621 KB) (Updated: April 2007)

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  • HA 02-03 Lawnmower overturns, fatally crushing worker

Recreational Services

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  • Preventing Heat Stress at Work (PDF 2 MB) BK30 (Updated: February 2007)

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    • HA 02-03 Lawnmower overturns, fatally crushing worker
    • HA 00-05 Beware of bears and be prepared
    • HA 99-05 Routinely check your skin for ticks

    Foodservices

    Print copies of the following booklets, pamphlets and posters can be ordered from the Small Business Service Centre, email


    image Booklets & Pamphlets

    • Take Care: How to Develop and Implement a Workplace Violence Prevention Program (BK41) (PDF 467 KB) (Updated: December 2006)
    • White Spot Health and Safety Information 2002 - Preventing Sprains and Strains (PDF 201 KB)
    • White Spot Health and Safety Information 2001 - General Health and Safety (PDF 271 KB)
    • ETS Ventilation and the BC Hospitality Sector: Best Practices Forum (PDF 128 KB)
    • Preventing Injuries to Bar Staff (PDF 230 KB)
    • Preventing Injuries to Dishwashers (PDF 207 KB)
    • Preventing Injuries to Kitchen Staff (PDF 197 KB)
    • Preventing Injuries to Servers (PDF 177 KB)


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    • That could really hurt. Cleaners can burn too. Read the label and know the dangers. (PDF 553 KB)
    • That's gonna hurt. Bend your knees to lift and ask for help. (PDF 529 KB)
    • That's gonna hurt. Clean up spills and keep floors clean. Wear proper footwear. (PDF 485 KB)
    • That's gotta hurt. Don't defeat the safeguards. (PDF 607 KB)
    • That's gotta hurt. Get help and use oven mits. (PDF 495 KB)
    • That's gotta hurt. Save your fingers. Use the guards. (PDF 498 KB)


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    image StartSafe Safety Tips

    Foodservices Associations
    British Columbia Restaurant & Foodservices Association
    http://www.bcrfa.com/
    The British Columbia Restaurant and Foodservices Association represents the concerns of the restaurant and foodservices industry at all levels of government. It also enhances the image and integrity of the industry through education, communication, industry development and overall professionalism.

    Canadian Restaurant & Foodservices Association
    http://www.crfa.ca/
    The association creates a favourable business environment and delivers tangible value to its members in all sectors of Canada's foodservice industry.

    Retail

    Slideshow
    Safety for Retailers: How to prevent violence 2 min 14 s

    image Booklets

    • Health & Safety for Retail Small Business (PDF 824 KB)
    • Health & Safety Guide for New Retail Workers (PDF 460 KB)
    • Health & Safety Guide for Garden Centre Workers (PDF 1 MB)
    • Preventing Violence, Robbery, and Theft: A Guide for Retail Owners, Managers, and Workers (PDF 1 MB)
    • Take Care: How to Develop and Implement a Workplace Violence Prevention Program (BK41) (PDF 467 KB) updated (Updated: December 2006)
    • Handbook for Employers: Working Alone, Late Night Retail, and Prepayment of Fuel (PDF 569 KB) New Item
    • Health and Safety for Retail: Prevention Tips (PDF 140 KB)
    • Does Your Back Hurt: A guide to preventing low back pain (PDF 127 KB)
    • Back Talk: An Owner's Manual for Backs BK4 (PDF 621 KB) (Updated: April 2007)
    • Ergonomics Commentary -- Non-prescribed wrist braces may not prevent hand and arm injuries at work (PDF 137 KB)
    • Back to Work, Back to Health: Return to Work for the Retail Industry (PDF 466 KB)
    • How to prepare an emergency response plan for your small business (PDF 210 KB)

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    Retail Associations

    Shelfspace
    http://www.shelfspace.ca/
    The Shelfspace story began nearly a century ago (as Retail Merchants Association of BC and Retail Merchants Association of Alberta also known as Retail BC and Retail Alberta) meeting the needs of a select group of professional retailers. Over the years, the association has become stronger and expanded to serve those with an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for retail.

    Retail Council of Canada
    http://www.retailcouncil.org/
    Founded in 1963, Retail Council of Canada is the Voice of Retail. RCC is a not-for-profit association whose more than 9,000 members represent all retail formats, including national and regional department stores, mass merchants, specialty chains, independent stores and online merchants.

    Trade Related Services

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    • Does Your Back Hurt: A guide to preventing low back pain (PDF 127 KB)
    • Back Talk: An Owner's Manual for Backs BK4 (PDF 621 KB) (Updated: April 2007)
    • Hear for Good: Preventing Exposure at Work PH9 (PDF 257 B) (Updated: May 2006)
    • Breathe Safer: How to use respirators safely and start a respirator program (PDF 1.2 MB)

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    Trucking

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    • Does Your Back Hurt: A guide to preventing low back pain (PDF 127 KB)
    • Back Talk: An Owner's Manual for Backs BK4 (PDF 621 KB) (Updated: April 2007)

    See Also:
    image Hazard Alerts - Trucking

    House Construction

    Videos

    Free download or order a copy.

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    image Checklist

    • List of Items You May Require For Your Frame Scaffold (PDF 22 KB)

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    image WorkSafeBC Form

    • Notice of Project: Construction, Asbestos, Lead (PDF 127 KB) R08/08

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    • The dangers of breathing silica dust (PDF 852 KB)
    • The dangers of exposure to asbestos in vermiculite attic insulation (PDF 1.7 MB)
    • Preventing nail gun injuries (PDF 510 KB)
    • Eye exposure to Portland cement and similar products can cause severe burns (PDF 532 KB)
    • Drywall Delivery Safety Access Hatch (PDF 64 KB)
    • GFCIs and Assured Grounding Program (PDF 41 KB)
    • Hydraulic Excavators: Lifting with Slings (PDF 114 KB)
    • Balanced tool belts can start your back off in the right position (PDF 125 KB)
    • How to get through a day's work and still have something left over (PDF 126 KB)
    • Overcome the "Don't sit on the job" attitude and your body will thank you (PDF 125 KB)
    • Reduce your risk of back injury - let your equipment do the work (PDF 107 KB)
    • Suspending tools prevent back, arm, and shoulder fatigue (PDF 104 KB)

    See Also:
    Hazard Alerts - Construction
    Signs and Stickers - Construction

    Construction Safety Association of British Columbia
    http://www.csabc.ca/
    The CSABC is a non-profit organization that is owned and operated by the construction industry of British Columbia. Its goal is to reduce the number and duration of workplace injuries and to lower contractor costs.

    Warehousing

    The following are a series of 7 posters for Warehouses.

    Don't let someone else take the fall. Clean up drips and spills quickly. (PDF 113 KB)

    Don't let someone else take the fall.
    Source: WorkSafeBC
    * PDF (113 KB)
    * To order contact the Small Business Service Centre at:
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    Don't try to lift items under shelves. Move items out from under shelves before lifting. (PDF 123 KB) Don't try to lift items under shelves.
    Source: WorkSafeBC
    * PDF (123 KB)
    * To order contact the Small Business Service Centre at:
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    That's no way to lift! Bend your knees, use your legs and keep the item close to your body. (PDF 112 KB) That's no way to lift!
    Source: WorkSafeBC
    * PDF (112 KB)
    * To order contact the Small Business Service Centre at:
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    A quick way off can slow you down. Face the forklift and use the three point dismount procedure. (PDF 151 KB) A quick way off can slow you down.
    Source: WorkSafeBC
    * PDF (151 KB)
    * To order contact the Small Business Service Centre at:
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    Don't stop there! Your high-vis vest doesn't work if the driver can't see you. (PDF 142 KB) Don't stop there!
    Source: WorkSafeBC
    * PDF (142 KB)
    * To order contact the Small Business Service Centre at:
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    Don't reach for that box. Move the ladder and keep your body inside the rails. (PDF 148 KB) Don't reach for that box.
    Source: WorkSafeBC
    * PDF (148 KB)
    * To order contact the Small Business Service Centre at:
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    What goes up must come down. Don't overload or stack too high! (PDF 135 KB) What goes up must come down.
    Source: WorkSafeBC
    * PDF (135 KB)
    * To order contact the Small Business Service Centre at:
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    Wineries

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    • Health and Safety for Small- and Medium-Sized Wineries (PDF 2 MB)

    See also:

    WorkSafeBC and BC Wine Institute Form Partnership on Confined Spaces Resources

    Woodworking

    image Crew Talk Series

    Audio Slide Show
    Housekeeping in woodworking

    Lockout for woodworking

    Guarding for woodworking

    Free Health and Safety Resources

    Free small business products are available from the WorkSafeBC Store to all companies within B.C.
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    Video
    Small Business - Talking Safety 6 min 42 sec
    Small business leaders and employers from across B.C. discuss health and safety as a core business value -- it saves them money and improves staff morale and productivity.

    More videos available for free download.



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