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Workplace Health and Safety

The first point of communication concerning safety and health issues should be through your supervisor. Many issues can best be resolved at this level. Having said that, should you have a question, comment, suggestion or concern related to employee health or safety you are also able to bring it to our attention by send us and email.via the safety@sd48.bc.ca. The Central Health and Safety Committee will deal with all e-mails quickly and confidentially.

All employees are to please read and understand Part 3- Sections 115, 116 & 117 of the WCB Act accessible by clicking here.

Health and Safety Forms

Site Committees are encouraged to refer to the District Health and Safety Program Manual for more detailed instruction on form completion

• Workers Compensation Board Form 6a (Worker's Report of Injury or Occupational Disease to Employer) for completion by Employee.
• Workers Compensation Board Form 7 (Employer's Report of Injury or Occupational Disease) for completion by Supervisor.
• Violent Incident Report – to be completed for every violent incident as
  defined by section 4.27 of the Occupational Health & Safety
  Regulations. This includes”…any threatening statement or behavior
  which gives a worker reasonable cause to believe that he or she is
  at risk of injury".
• School District 48 "Near Miss" Report for completion by employee.
• Employee Incident Accident Report Form - for completion by employee and supervisor.
• Accident/Investigation Report Form and Reporting Instructions form for completion by supervisor
• School District 48 Monthly Safety Statistics Report and directions for completion by site safety committee representative.
• Sample Monthly Safety Committee Meeting Minutes to be completed and posted as applicable and submitted to Central Health & Safety Committee by the 15th of each month.
• General Facility Inspection Checklist to be completed a minimum of twice per school year and submitted to the Central Health & Safety Committee by October 31 st and March 31 st of each school year.
• New Employee/Teacher-On-Call Health & Safety Orientation Form - each new staff member and their immediate supervisor are to complete within one (1) month of hire to ensure all topics have been reviewed and are clearly understood by the employee.

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