Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness in Home and Community Care Environment
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Scope:
This standard provides the framework of requirements and guidance on the occupational safety, health, and wellness of the personal care service providers working in the home and community care environment in Canada. The standard includes but is not limited to policies, strategies, roles and responsibilities, resources, interventions, training, monitoring, reporting, communication, and support around working alone, hazard identification, infection prevention, disease, injury prevention and management, wellness promotion, and emergency preparedness.
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