Health and Safety Matters - January 9, 2025

Make safety your New Year's resolution. Enter the Safety Den.

Here’s a New Year’s resolution you won’t want to break: winning $2,000 at Safety Den.

The Dragons’ Den-inspired health and safety showcase returns this June in Victoria for it’s ninth year, and we want you to be part of it.

How it works

Does your organization have a health and safety initiative others should hear about? Do you have your own ideas to keep people safe that you want to pitch? Safety Den is your chance to share them.

Tell us your idea—no matter how simple it may seem. If your submission is selected, we’ll work with you to create a video about it. Then, you’ll join us at the event for a chance to impress the competition's judges—the safety dragons—and win the top prize of $2,000.?

It’s easy to participate

• Submit your idea using our?online form
• Remember, your idea doesn’t need to be
• Give us time to review all the submissions
• If you're selected as a finalist, arrange a time for us to come film
• Answer the dragons’ questions and win the cash prize!

The deadline to submit is April 1.

We're happy to help you with your submission. If you have any questions, reach out to Zach Butler at?[email protected]

Submit today ?

Learn how you can help prevent musculoskeletal injuries

Did you know musculoskeletal injuries are one of the leading causes of workplace injuries in both long-term care and home and community care?

Everyday activities such as transferring, repositioning, toileting, and bathing residents or clients can put you at high risk of injury.

But don’t worry—we’ve got your back. Here are some tips you can follow to keep yourself safe while performing a transfer:

• Scan the environment.?Is the area safe? Is there a risk of the bed or chair moving?
• Check the person in care.?Are they ready? Can they follow direction?
• Review the task.?Does it need to be done now? Have you checked the care plan?
• Monitor yourself.?Are you focused and settled? Can you do the task safely?

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Check out our 12 Months of Safety resources for March to learn more ?

Featured resource: safe handling program checklist

Assessing your safe handling program doesn’t need to be hard.

Our safe handling program checklist?can help you identify what aspects are working well and which may need more attention.

Whether you're reviewing your program or starting from scratch, you can start using the checklist today.

Check it out ?

In case you missed it: learn effective strategies for returning to work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIA5Bu6nSRc

Returning to work after an injury can be a challenging transition. In this webinar, you’ll learn about the approaches and actions that can be taken to contribute to a successful outcome.

Register for an upcoming course

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