WorkSafeBC aims to allow everyone to safely return to their family at the end of the day injury and illness free, and in the case of these unfortunate circumstances, WorkSafeBC aims to provide services which stand on accountability and integrity. The target audience is anyone in the workforce. This includes employees and employers as well located within the province of British Columbia, Canada.

While WorkSafeBC aims to allow everyone to return home at the end of the day, in the case of injury or illness, we also aim to; rehabilitate employees who are injured on the worksite and allow them to return to work promptly, provide fair compensation to the injured worked during this period of time away from work, and ensure financial management is on track for a viable workers’ compensation system.

We aim to promote safe worksite habits such as using the proper PPE (personal protective equipment), following protocols set in place for the safety of employees, and having the knowledge and training to comfortably perform the duty being asked of the employee. We will be promoting these three focuses through social media, emails, and bulletin boards in the worksite.

When asking ourself these three questions in regards to PPE, protocols, and knowledge, if the employee is unsure of any of these, they are encouraged to reach out to their supervisor or management. PPE is commonly provided by the workplace, and if not, the employer should be communicating what equipment the employees will need with ample time to retrieve said items before beginning the work which it is required for. Protocols should involve being either trained for the job to follow the safety protocols in place, and at minimum the employee should have access to the protocols somewhere nearby such as a poster or instruction manual. And finally, knowledge of the duty would include training and orientation of the task, especially when there is larger risks included, such as working around large machinery.

At the start and the end of the month, WorkSafeBC will be sending out emails with surveys to ask employees their thoughts on these three focuses, with the first survey asking employees of their thoughts and feelings on the focuses in their workplace currently, and at the end of the month how they feel regarding the three factors in their workplace after WorkSafeBC’s campaign for the duration of the month. We will take these results into account along with the number of incident reports received by employers in regards to injuries and illnesses.