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About Covid-19 and support from the Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Active ListeningEffective communication is crucial for personal and professional success, and active listening enhances the ability to truly understand, process, and respond to information. Whether in the workplace, at home, or in social interactions, strong listening skills foster deeper connections and improved collaboration. 
Respirator Inspection ChecklistA handy, printable checklist for inspection of your respirators.
Conducting a Hazard Assessment after a floodBusinesses impacted by a flood must take steps to ensure their personal safety and their employees, including a hazard assessment. Do not enter a flood-damaged location without first reviewing the risks and putting protections from potential hazards in place.
Communicable Disease Prevention PlanThis template is a guide to ensure that you have considered the communicable disease prevention measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, flu, colds, and other viruses in your workplace. Although you are no longer required to maintain a formal, written plan (unless directed by Public Health), by completing this checklist, you can be confident […]
Emergency Evacuation Planning ChecklistDo you have an emergency response plan to evacuate due to the risk of a wildfire or flood? Use this checklist to build your plan.
Office ergonomics Self-assessment checklistThe goal of this self-assessment checklist is to help you to set up your office optimally for your self-productivity. This checklist is for reference only and does not replace an ergonomics workstation assessment carried out by a professional ergonomist.
Cybercrime is easier than ever: Here’s how to strengthen your defencesRobert Shearar and Mark Lee The barrier to entry for cybercrime has never been lower as tools for launching an attack have become widely accessible, inexpensive and easy to deploy. In this environment, prevention alone isn’t enough. Businesses are best served by strengthening their cyber resilience – being prepared to effectively respond in order to […]
Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Shape Psychological SafetyLately, there’s been an increase in attention on psychological safety, and that’s a good thing. However, organizations get stuck in the assumption that strong policies and consistent enforcement are enough. Policies matter and enforcement matters, but they don’t fully convey that what happens in everyday interactions determine whether people speak up, ask questions, or flag concerns […]
Warehouse SafetyWarehouse Safety is an awareness-level course that helps recognize potential hazards in the warehouse workplace and learn how to prevent risks. It will help learners understand their responsibilities for general safety principles, safe stacking and material storage, pallet safety, industrial storage racking safety, mobile equipment and pedestrian safety, and loading dock safety. 
Prepare now to prevent heat-related illness at workHeat-related illnesses happen when a person heats up faster than they can cool down. Heat-related illness can affect everyone – even those accustomed to working in the heat. If heat stress progresses to heat stroke, it is a medical emergency that, untreated, can lead to death.
X-ray Inspection ToolkitA collection of checklists to help guide routine x-ray equipment inspections, including a resource for Joint Health and Safety Committees