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6/25/2017

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Due diligence
Due diligence in BC requires taking all reasonable steps to protect workers from harm. 'All reasonable steps' is based on the level of judgment and care that a person would reasonably be expected to do under the circumstances. An organization that actively manages health and safety and takes all reasonable steps to protect workers from harm is being duly diligent.
Due diligence requires that you:
  • Identify all workplace hazards
  • Implement all necessary preventive measures
  • Communicate appropriately to all necessary personnel

​Steps to being duly diligent
  1. 1
    Be awareIgnorance is no defence, so know your legal obligations under the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, your health and safety responsibilities, and best practices for your industry.

    Be objective
    Identify issues for your workplace through risk assessments, using appropriately knowledgeable people. Consider using external professionals for certain aspects of this analysis. Review your incidents and trends, inspections, audit findings, program evaluations, and input from workers.

  2. Be proactive
    Develop a robust health and safety program that includes policies, procedures, and practices to minimize risk from specific hazards. Communicate these policies, procedures, and practices and ensure all workers are trained on them. Check to make sure procedures are being followed, and enforce compliance with the Regulation as well as your own internal policies and procedures.
    An active health and safety management approach — one that demonstrates due diligence — ensures that workers are provided with valuable health and safety information, instruction, training, and supervision. It also confirms when knowledge and processes are working, and corrects for unsafe hazards and practices that are not.

    Be vigilant
    Review your systems and processes frequently through self-evaluations. Continuously assess health and safety in the workplace. Monitor changes in regulation and industry practices and apply changes to your own operations as necessary.

    Be on record
    Gather evidence of your health and safety program and all its components. Be able to demonstrate how you are implementing your health and safety policies, procedures, and practices and to provide proof of enforcement when necessary. Be able to demonstrate that appropriate checks and reviews are in place to ensure continued vigilance. The Due Diligence Checklist can help you understand the records and documentation needed to demonstrate an effective health and safety program.
GG Health & Safety Consulting Has Been Providing Clients Across BC With Occupational Health and Safety Consulting, OHS Safety Programs, OHS Safety Audits, OHS Safety Inspections and Safety Training Certification Courses since 2002:


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6/22/2017

health and safety consultants and safety management systems in bc

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Active Health & Safety Management

Active health and safety management in BC is an essential first step toward improving your organization's health and safety culture. There are two aspects of managing health and safety performance for continual improvement:
  1. Managing an effective health and safety program
  2. Developing and implementing initiatives for improving health and safety in your workplace

An active health and safety management approach encompasses the health and safety program approach and builds upon it.

Standards for Active Health & Safety Management

The two aspects of actively managing health and safety, mentioned above, are combined in the framework of occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) canadian standards such as CSA Z1000-14.
OHSMS standards outline the principles and processes to follow for continual health and safety improvement. OHSMS standards can be applied to any industry. They do not make reference to specific hazards, but they indicate the need for specific health and safety processes and proactive management processes.
Within these standards are components of an effective health and safety program, including:
  • Comprehensive site risk assessments
  • Compliance evaluations
  • Workplace inspections
  • Incident investigations
  • Legal requirement reviews
  • Worker consultation processes
These standards also provide guidance for active health and safety management processes, which must include these components:
  • Leadership and commitment
  • Robust annual health and safety planning
  • Measurement and tracking of goals and objectives
  • Ongoing organization-wide self evaluations

​Adopting an OHSMS standard for your organization is voluntary, but it is very beneficial. Using these standards of active health and safety management can steer you towards best practice. Actively managing health and safety is a key step to improving your organization's health and safety culture.

​GG Health and Safety Consulting in BC has been providing Health and Safety Training, OHS Health and Safety Consulting Services, OHS Safety Audits, OHS Safety Inspections, OHS Safety Programs in BC since 2002:

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6/22/2017

health and safety consulting and ohs safety programs in bc

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According to the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in BC, it’s the employer’s responsibility to implement an occupational health and safety (OHS) program to prevent employee workplace injury and disease. OHS programs in British Columbia BC must meet certain safety standards. The employer must exercise due diligence in taking steps to meet those standards.

You must have a 'formal' health and safety program if you have either a workforce of 20 or more workers and at least one workplace where there is a moderate or high risk of injury and when you have a workforce of 50 or more workers. Small businesses or employers with fewer than 20 workers need a health and safety program too. These programs can be simpler. We refer to them as "informal" health and safety programs. 

​Health and safety programs in BC are aimed at ensuring workers are protected, risks are minimized, and a healthy and safe workplace is maintained. All employers must establish some form of health and safety program at the workplace. The type of program you need depends on the number of workers you have and the risks associated with their work. Though every workplace and every occupational health and safety (OHS) program are different, there are some key elements common to all programs.

GG Health and Safety Consulting has been providing clients with professional occupational health and safety consulting services, ohs safety audits, ohs safety inspections, WorkSafeBC Compliance and ohs safety training courses in:

​VICTORIA BC, VANCOUVER ISLAND BC, VANCOUVER BC, NORTH VANCOUVER BC, WEST VANCOUVER BC, BURNABY BC, NEW WESTMINSTER BC, RICHMOND BC, SURREY BC, DELTA BC, LANGLEY BC, FORT LANGLEY BC, MAPLE RIDGE BC, COQUITLAM BC, PORT COQUITLAM BC, PORT MOODY BC, PITT MEADOWS BC, ABBOTSFORD BC and MISSION BC. ​

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6/18/2017

fall protection training in bc

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Fall Protection Training Certification BC
​Fall Protection Training in BC

Falls from heights, even relatively low elevations, can result in serious injuries. The proper use of fall protection equipment — in addition to planning, supervision, and training — can reduce or eliminate the risk of falling. The Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in BC requires workers to use fall protection systems when they could fall from a height of 3 m (10 ft.) or more, or where a fall from a lesser height could result in serious injury. Employers in BC are required to ensure all their employees working at heights are adequately provided with certified fall protection training in BC.

Fall Protection Hierarchy

The fall protection hierarchy in BC must be used when choosing methods to eliminate or control fall hazards. The steps are listed in the order in which they should be considered.

  1. Guardrails: where fall hazards cannot be eliminated, permanent or temporary guardrails or handrails form a protective barrier around an opening or edge to prevent a fall to a lower level.
  2. Fall Restraint: After eliminating fall hazards and installing guardrails, a fall restraint system is the next level in the fall protection hierarchy.
    Fall restraint systems prevent you from falling through either travel restriction or work positioning. With travel restriction, workers are attached to a fixed-length line that prevents them from travelling to close to an opening or edge.
  3. Fall arrest: when it's not possible or practical to use a fall restraint system, the next line of protection is fall arrest.
    A fall arrest system (including a lanyard or lifeline, a harness, and, most importantly, an anchor) protects you after a fall by stopping you from hitting the surface below
  4. Work Procedures: If guardrails, fall restraint, or fall arrest are not practicable, or will result in greater risk of injury, contact the Prevention Information Line to discuss alternative safe work procedures that are acceptable to WorkSafeBC.

​GG Health and Safety Consulting has been providing Fall Protection Training in BC since 2002:


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6/13/2017

health and safety employer responsibilities in bc

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Employer’s Responsibilities 

Employers have both general and specific responsibilities related to hazard control and worker health and safety in BC. In carrying out these duties, management—from the chief executive officer through to the first-level supervisor—can demonstrate their commitment to health and safety in the workplace. 

General Responsibilities 

• Ensure the health and safety of the employer’s workers and other workers present at the workplace. • Establish occupational health and safety policies and an OHS program in BC. 
• Provide general direction to management, supervisors, and workers about their responsibilities and roles in providing a safe and healthy workplace. 
• Provide specific direction and delegate authority to those responsible for health and safety. 
• Consult and cooperate with individuals carrying out occupational health and safety duties (including joint committee members, worker health and safety representatives, and WorkSafeBC prevention officers). 
• Provide workers with the information, instruction, training, and supervision necessary to protect their health and safety. 
• Provide supervisors with the support and training necessary to carry out their health and safety responsibilities. 
• Provide and maintain protective equipment, devices, and clothing, and ensure that they are used. 
• Make a copy of the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation readily available for review by workers.

Contact gg health and safety consulting for more information! 


For over 20 years, gg health and safety consulting has been providing clients with professional occupational health and safety consulting, ohs program development, safety audits and inspections,  and safety training services in:

​VICTORIA BC, VANCOUVER ISLAND BC, VANCOUVER BC, NORTH VANCOUVER BC, WEST VANCOUVER BC, BURNABY BC, NEW WESTMINSTER BC, RICHMOND BC, SURREY BC, DELTA BC, LANGLEY BC, FORT LANGLEY BC, MAPLE RIDGE BC, COQUITLAM BC, PORT COQUITLAM BC, PORT MOODY BC, PITT MEADOWS BC, ABBOTSFORD BC and MISSION BC. ​

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6/4/2017

workplace health and safety audits in bc

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WORKPLACE SAFETY AUDITS
Our team of experienced health and safety auditors (health and safety audits in BC) work with you and your employees to measure and assess your occupational health and safety program and provide clear guidance on how you can improve and streamline your safety processes. We use a formal document process that has been approved by WorkSafeBC (WCB).

OUR AUDITS
Safety Systems Audits
WorkSafeBC Compliance Audit – Provincial and Federal  Acts & OHSR Regulations
Providing Hazard Assessments and Workplace Safety Inspections


WHY ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE AN AUDIT
It is part of their Continuous Improvement System towards safety excellence
It provides an independent and unbiased examination of their health and safety processes 
It will ensure good standing with WorkSafeBC OHSR and WCA Regulations and provide proof of Due Diligence
It is part of the ‘Safety Certification Training in BC' program

GG Health and Safety Consulting provides occupational health and safety consulting, health and safety training, site safety inspections, site safety audits and health and safety consultants in Vancouver BC, Surrey BC, Langley BC, Delta BC, Richmond BC, Burnaby BC, Victoria BC and Abbotsord BC.

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