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COVID-19 Safety Plans & Communicable Disease Prevention.
Due to the fluctuating nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in standards/terminology employers should keep up to date with PHOs and WorkSafeBC notices.
AgSafe will continue to update our resources to assist employers with maintaining and updating their current safety plans to meet current standards.
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COVID-19 Safety Plan
Due to the fluctuating nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the resources on this page are based on the regulations at the time they are added the website, and should be checked regularly for required updates.
As of January 7, 2022, the provincial health officer has announced an order requiring employers to reinstate site specific, COVID-19 safety plans.
All employers in British Columbia are required to have a COVID-19 Safety Plan that assesses the risk of exposure at their workplace and implements measures to keep workers safe. This requirement comes from WorkSafeBC regulations and the above Order from the Provincial Health Officer of BC.
WorkSafeBC has created a template to assist employers, it can be found here.
AgSafeBC has created many resources, documents, posters etc. to support employers with keeping agricultural workers safe from exposure to COVID-19.
This section has been created to provide clarity for employers using the 6-Step, WorkSafeBC COVID-19 Safety Plan Template. Below are the six steps of the plan, and resources from AgSafe to support employers for each step of the plan:
WorkSafeBC COVID-19 Safety Plan Resources
Several documents support multiple steps of the WorkSafeBC COVID-19 Safety Plan. Each of these documents are located in all of the sections they assist with to provide as much information as possible.
| Section/Document Title | Link(s) |
|---|---|
| Step 1: Assess the risks at your workplace | |
| Risk assessment and infection prevention & control protocol *AgSafe worked with industries to provide customizable Risk Assessments, that include many standard tasks. Please click the Industry Link to get started. | Blank Template WORD Risk Assessments by Industry located below. |
| Enhanced Surface Cleaning and Disinfection | |
| Step 2: Implement protocols to reduce the risks | |
| Risk assessment and infection prevention & control protocol *AgSafe worked with industries to provide customizable Risk Assessments, that include many standard tasks. Please click the Industry Link to get started. | Blank Template WORD Risk Assessments by Industry located below. |
| Exposure Control Plan | |
| First level: Elimination | |
| Occupancy Limit Poster (WSBC) | LINK |
| Safety Notice for Workers | PDF WORD |
| Second level: Engineering | |
| Designing Effective Barriers (WSBC) | LINK |
| Enhanced Surface Cleaning and Disinfection | |
| Third level: Administrative | |
| Safety Notice for Workers | PDF WORD |
| Employee Awareness of Protocols Sign Off Form | PDF WORD |
| COVID-19 First Aid Procedures | |
| Fourth level:Using Masks | |
| COVID-19 Mask Sign | |
| Selecting and Using Masks | LINK |
| Effective Cleaning & Hygiene Practices | |
| Enhanced Surface Cleaning and Disinfection | |
| COVID-19 Enhanced surface cleaning and disinfection TFW living area schedule | |
| Hand Washing Poster | ENGLISH SPANISH PUNJABI-ENGLISH |
| Location of Hand Wash Facilities | ENGLISH SPANISH |
| Waste Removal Schedule | ENGLISH SPANISH |
| Kitchen Rules Sign | ENGLISH SPANISH |
| Step 3: Develop Policies | |
| Self-Assessment Flow Chart | ENGLISH SPANISH |
| COVID-19 First Aid Procedures | |
| Occupational First Aid Attendant protocols during COVID-19 (WSBC) | LINK |
| Site Access Health Questionnaire | ENGLISH FRENCH PUNJABI SPANISH |
| Violence in the Workplace Prevention Program (WSBC) | LINK |
| Self-isolation Protocol | ENGLISH |
| COVID-19 Cleaning Symptomatic Workers | ENGLISH SPANISH |
| Step 4:Develop communication plans and training | |
| Exposure Control Plan | |
| Occupancy Limit Poster (WSBC) | LINK |
| Site Access Health Questionnaire | ENGLISH FRENCH PUNJABI SPANISH |
| Gov of Canada: How to Isolate at Home – COVID-19 | LINK |
| New Worker Orientation Checklist | English Punjabi/English Spanish |
| Step 5: Monitor your workplace and update your plans as necessary | |
| COVID-19 Coordinator Sign | ENGLISH SPANISH |
| First Aid attendant Contact Sign | ENGLISH |
| Step 6: Assess and address risks from resuming operations | |
| This will be specific to organizations, locations, equipment, machinery that has been out of use for a period of time either during the COVID-19 pandemic or from before the pandemic began. Employers will have to review as needed and have a restart plan specific to the operation. | |
| New Worker Orientation Checklist | English Punjabi/English Spanish |
Additional Risk Assessment Templates Available Below.
Risk Assessments & Infection Prevention & Control Protocols
Involve frontline workers, supervisors, joint health and safety committee (or worker representative) in risk assessment process.