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Resources for Working Alone in Community Services

We identified a need and put together resources for those working alone in the Community Service industries. Assisted living, youth support, and other community service workers are frequently required to work alone or in isolation with people and in environments that are difficult to predict. Working in isolation can increase the risk of psychological and […]

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Getting to the Root of it: A look at Incident Investigations and Root Cause Analysis

When a worker experiences a workplace injury, the first thing most employers think is “How can we make sure this never happens again?” If you’ve had this thought before, you have probably been involved in an Incident Investigation. A successful Incident Investigation will look beyond the immediate and seemingly most obvious cause of an incident. It […]

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WCB Updated Policy & Procedure: Psychological Injuries

WCB Updated Policy & Procedure: Psychological Injuries The WCB has approved their internal policies and procedures brought about by the change to legislation regarding psychological injury claims. Based on the new policy and procedure, a psychological injury is now presumed to be an injury that arose out of and in the course of the worker’s […]

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