Healthcare Products
PSHSA has more than 50 free downloads on a range of hazards including workplace violence, MSDs, occupational illness, slips and falls and infection control. You can find them here.
All PSHSA Community and Healthcare products are available on our e-store. If you are enquiring about licensing or volume purchases, you can reach us by email us at info@pshsa.ca or call us toll free at 1-877-250-7444.
DVDs
Slips and Falls: More than a Trivial Affair
This video reveals the most frequent causes of slips and falls in health care facilities and illustrates common-sense approaches to prevention.
Available in English and French Price: $25
Ergonomics in Health Care: A Fitting Solution
This DVD focuses on recognizing the primary ergonomic risk factors of posture, force, and repetitive movement, and it illustrates practical solutions applicable in a variety of health care settings including hospitals, nursing homes, community care, laboratories, dental offices, and day care centres.
Available in English and French Price: $50
Violence in The Workplace - The Trouble with Trouble
This informative program deals with the issue of violence in the workplace. Topics covered include threatening behaviour, verbal abuse, verbal and written threats, and harassment based on sex, race or religion. The viewer is taken through a series of situations where various forms of violence in the workplace are highlighted. Price: $25
Personal Protection Against Infection
Learn the basics of infection prevention and control for health care support staff, from the modes of transmission, to hand washing, to the proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment. A comprehensive and convenient resource that can be used for orientation, lunch 'n learn sessions or infection prevention and control practice reviews.
Available in English and French Price: $100
Breathe Safe: Fitting the Right Respirator
A comprehensive overview of fit testing and the use of respirators including proper donning, doffing and seal check techniques. There are two complete programs, one covering Qualitative fit testing, the other Quantitative fit testing. This product is recommended for use in conjunction with a complete respiratory protection program. (2 tracks - 16 min each track)
Price: $100
Don of a New Day
Conveniently divided into six modules, and presenting information on: modes of transmission and routine practices; PPE for contact, droplet and airborne precautions; PPE required for new and emerging infectious disease and outbreak management. Available in English and French
Price: $100
Implementing a WHMIS Program
Complement to the WHMIS training materials, this DVD is a comprehensive audiovisual tool, providing information about the basics of WHMIS. The video parallels the WHMIS Training Program, covering such topics as the Basics of WHMIS, Occupational Health, Hazard Control Procedures, Consumer Products, and WHMIS for laboratories. Features new Consumer Products categories and labeling.
Price: $100
Workplace Violence Prevention in Health and Community Care
This important new DVD, funded by the Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care, is the first educational video available on this topic for the health and community care sector. Revised in 2010, to include the amendments to the OHS Act and additional information on domestic violence, it encourages organizations and their employees to adopt the belief that violence is not part of the job. The DVD defines workplace violence and provides examples of violence types that may be encountered. There are specific modules for acute care, long-term care and community care. Downloadable resources in the Prevention Tools section of the DVD enable organizations to conduct an effective risk assessment and empower individuals to implement control measures that will minimize the impact of workplace violence. Release Date: 2010 Running time 65 minutes
Price: $30
First Steps to Health & Safety: Orientation for New Employees
Provides an overview of the hazards present in the health and community care sector, including: client handling and manual lifting; slips, trips and falls; workplace violence and client aggression; exposure to infectious diseases; hazardous chemicals; and motor vehicle incidents. It also provides information on the joint health and safety committee and/or the health and safety representative.
Price: $50
RESOURCE MANUALS
2011 OHS Act
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Prepared by Carswell, this consolidated edition of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations is a handy reference tool for any workplace. It has been revised to reflect all amendments made up to January 15, 2011. Available in French and English.
Price: $23.00
A Guide to the Development of Workplace Violence Prevention Programs
Employers, managers and staff are responsible for ensuring that their workplace is free of factors that precipitate violence and abuse. This collection of books can help employers and staff meet their legal and moral obligations to safeguard against violence in the workplace. The program supports the fundamental principles of the Internal Responsibility System. Available individually or as a package of all four for $60.
Book 1 - Implementing the Program in Your Organization outlines the integral components to developing and implementing a successful violence prevention program. Price: $25
Book 2 - Developing Crisis Prevention and Communication Strategies outlines crisis-prevention and communication methods to guide your program education strategies. Price: $25
Book 3 - Developing Human Resources Strategies for Managing Workplace Violence outlines the human resources issues of workplace violence and strategies to mange workplace violence incidents. Price: $25
Book 4 - Preventing Client Aggression Through Gentle Persuasive Approaches ™ helps long-term care homes develop a program infrastructure to support the Gentle Persuasive Approaches TM. Price: $25
Assessing Violence in the Community: A Handbook for the Workplace
The community presents an unpredictable work environment and requires appropriate assessments of the client, community and environment in order to recognize and control potential hazards. This booklet provides practical tools to assess the risk for violence, along with useful references to address the risks through a pre-visit client assessment, a pre-travel assessment and an employee hazard checklist. Price: single copies free to download, cost for printed version is $5 each.
Addressing Domestic Violence in the Workplace: A Handbook
This booklet provides practical suggestions that all workplace parties can adopt to raise awareness of domestic violence in the workplace and reduce workplace risk. A list of resources is provided.
Price: single copies free to download, cost for printed version is $5 each.
Bullying in the Workplace: A Handbook for the Workplace
This booklet provides practical suggestions for the employer, supervisor and worker to participate in the reduction of bullying in the workplace. A number of samples and tools are provided including a sample Workplace Bullying Policy and a self-test to determine if you are being bullied.
Price: single copies free to download, cost for printed version is $5 each.
Implementing a WHMIS Program: Resource Manual
This resource manual provides information needed to develop and implement safer work environments relating to use of hazardous chemicals. It covers individual roles and responsibilites needed to implement WHMIS, WHMIS requirements in terms of training, labels and MSDSs, the special application of WHMIS to laboratories as well as information on consumer products, occupational health and hazard control. Price: $20
Health and Safety in Emergency Management
This guide has been designed to help you protect your most valuable resource – your staff – in an emergency. Its aim is to help health care and community care organizations build on the programs and standards you may already have in place. With its focus on OSACH’s mandate – the prevention and reduction of workplace injuries, illness and disease – it does not address issues of patient or public safety. Instead, it highlights those steps and processes that employers should consider as they make sure their emergency management plan is the best it can be for the sake of their staff.
Price: $49
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Health Care Facilities (Second Edition)
This document outlines common indoor air quality issues found in health care environments and presents possible solutions. It is intended as a guideline for individuals responsible for investigating and resolving indoor air quality issues. It provides an excellent resource to staff implementing programs and procedures aimed at preventing indoor air quality concerns.
Price: $20
Respiratory Protection Programs: Development and Implementation for the Prevention of Occupational Infections in Health and Community Care Workplaces: Resource Manual (Second Edition)
This document was developed to provide information to health and community
care organizations on the legislation and standards regarding respiratory protection and to guide employers in the development and implementation of a successful respiratory protection program against infectious agents. Complements OSACH’s Respiratory Protection Programs training program.
This edition includes a new sample health assessment tool for screening workers for disposable particulate filtering respirators, and a new sample tool for health assessment reporting without disclosure of confidential health information. (88 pages)
Price: $20
Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive Return to Work Program
Optimize your disability prevention and return to work programs with PSHSA’s resource manual for health and community care workplaces. Effective disability prevention and return to work programs can have a positive effect on all aspects of an organization and benefit both the employer and the employees. This manual will help employers understand the trends that impact RTW as well as practical evidence based information on how to manage an effective RTW program. Included are numerous tools that have been designed to assist with the development and management of your program.
Price: $28
Effective Joint Health and Safety Committees
This resource manual provides JHSC members with the information that they need to operate effectively and handle occupational health and safety hazards and issues with knowledge and confidence.
Price: $31.25
Health and Safety in the Home Care Environment
Designed for employees involved in the delivery of home care, this handbook provides information on ways to reduce risk, prevent injury and promote safety in the home care environment and emphasizes the importance of Internal Responsibility System (IRS). It is consistent with the standards for home care organizations developed by the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation; Revised in 2003: minor changes have been made to improve clarity, some new references to current research on home care hazards have been included, and the musculoskeletal injury prevention section has been enhanced by addition of illustrated exercise instructions.
Price: $110 for pkg of 10
Effective Leadership in Organizational Health Safety and Wellness (5 Book Series)
Book 1: Legislation, Standards and Codes outlines the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), the Ontario health care regulations and other related codes and standards. Knowledge of applicable legislation, standards and codes contributes to effective management processes.
Price: $35
Book 2: The Internal Responsibility System and Due Diligence describes the Internal Responsibility System (IRS) and associated responsibilities of the workplace parties. Topics include worker rights and employer due diligence as it relates to health and safety legislation.
Price: $35
Book 3: Hazard Awareness and Control provides a step-by-step approach to recognize, assess, control and evaluate hazards. Effective health and safety strategies for implementing workplace inspections are also discussed.
Price: $35
Book 4: Incident/Event Causation and Investigation describes the types of incidents, the legislated obligations in reporting and investigating incidents, root-cause analysis and important considerations in developing an incident-prevention program.
Price: $35
Book 5: Practical Approaches to Effective Leadership: Moving Beyond Compliance provides reasons for leaders to move beyond legislative compliance and commit to an integrated culture of safety. Effective leadership practices and suggestions for achieving an integrated, practical approach to health and safety are discussed.
Price: $35
Roles and Responsibilities in Occupational Health and Safety
Revised in 2009, this booklet helps workplace parties to better understand their roles and responsibilities in terms of occupational health and safety and helps to promote an organization's Internal Responsibility System. Roles and responsibilities are a key part of the health and safety system of an organization.
Price: $20
Small Business Health and Safety Programs
This booklet provides general health and safety information pertinent to small business, and interpretation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Also available as a free download.
Price: $20
Slips and Falls - A Guide to Implementing a Workplace Prevention Program
Guide to identify, assess and control slip and fall hazards
Price: $20
ERGO Wheel
The Ergo Wheel is an excellent resource for use in MSD prevention. The wheel assists with ergonomic design considerations as well as problem solving for a variety of standing and sitting situations.
Price: $10
Ergonomic Guidelines in the Design of Long-Term Care Facilities (Second Edition)
This document has been developed from interviews with management, staff, and ergonomic consultants in new ergonomically designed facilities as well as existing facilities undergoing new construction or renovation with ergonomics in mind. The second edition features enhanced information content as well as closer conformance with the organization of the MOH Long-Term Care Facility Design Manual, to which this document is intended to be a supplement.
Price: $ 20
Ergonomics in Hospital Design: A Guide and Workbook to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders
This document champions the need for better ergonomic design to support the ongoing well-being of our health care employees, our most valuable resource. By integrating ergonomics in the design of new buildings, the risks of musculoskeletal disorders can be minimized.
Price: $ 75
A Planning Guide to the Implementation of Client Mechanical Lifts (Second Edition)
This planning guide will help employers, workers, health care professionals and the joint health and safety committee effectively select the appropriate mechanical lift equipment. PSHSA encourages the use of this tool as an integral component of a Client Safe Handling program. This planning guide should also help health care organizations address the legislated requirements under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and establish best practices in occupational health and safety. It is intended to be used with our PSHSA Handle with Care document.
Price: $20
Handle with Care: A Comprehensive Approach to Developing and Implementing a Client Handling Program: Resource Manual (Third Edition)
Successor to the renowned Transfers and Lifts for Caregivers, the Handle with Care program goes beyond training caregivers in client transfers, lifts and repositioning techniques. The program helps caregivers to cognize, assess, plan, implement and control the workplace risk factors with respect to the handling of clients. This program enables organizations to standardize the approach to client handling techniques through a comprehensive policy and supporting program designed to reduce the risk of MSIs among caregivers.
Price: $49
The Ergonomic Resource Guide for Organizations in Health and Community Care: ERGO (Second Edition)
An information resource for Health and Community Care organizations, this document was developed to provide guidelines for these organizations when setting up ergonomics programs to help prevent workplace injuries, and to provide information about the importance of integrating ergonomics into an overall health and safety strategy.
Price: $20
Drive Alive: Building a Safe Driving Program
Steps to developing a safe driving program.
Price: $35
Protecting Health Care Workers From Infectious Diseases: A Self Assessment Tool
A self-assessment tool that can be used to identify strategies for protecting healthcare workers from infection disease.
Price: $50
Community Care: A Tool to Reduce Workplace Hazards
This tool outlines hazards associated with eight common risks faced when providing care in the community. Potential controls are suggested at the worker, employer and system level. A hazard reporting form is provided to assist with communication between the three levels.
Price: Free to download.
CARDS
Client Mobility Review CARE Card
Complement to the Client Mobility Review poster, this pocket-size card summarizes the quick review that should be performed before moving a client. Available in English and French.
Price: $10 (pkg of 25)
Handle with Care Logo Cards
Available in PDF format 8.5" x 11" sheets of four logos each.
Free Download
Infection Control Precaution Cards
A series of 4 cards detailing precautions to be taken for airborne, droplet, contact, and droplet/contact infection hazards. Suitable for posting on doorways of patient rooms where infection hazard is present or suspected (4 pages).
Price: Free to Download
POSTERS
Client Mobility Review (English/ French)
This poster details the quick review that should be performed before moving a client.
Price: $10
Bullying Poster
Workplace Bullying - sometimes it's physical, sometimes it isn't...
Price: Free to Download
Domestic Violence Poster
Domestic violence in the workplace includes…
Price: Free to Download
Respectful Workplace (English/ French)
A respectful workplace is a safe place for everyone who enters our doors.
Price: Free to Download
Violence in the Workplace
Poster - Violence in the Workplace - Report all Incidents of Workplace Violence.
Price: Free to Download
On the Road to Provide Care?...Think Safety Everywhere!
Safe Driving Poster
Price: Free to Download
WHMIS Symbols Poster
WHMIS symbols and precautions
Price: $10
Consumer Symbols Poster
Consumer symbols and precautions
Price: $10