Worksite Safety Inspection Survey - Department of Psychiatry

**This message is sent on behalf of Nick Steel, Senior Advisor, Health & Safety, UBC Faculty of Medicine**

Dear colleagues,

I hope everyone had a happy and relaxing holiday break.

This week, the Faculty of Medicine’s Health & Safety team is pleased to launch the second annual Worksite Safety Inspection Initiative. This initiative is designed to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency of WorkSafe BC-required inspections for offices/workstations.

As part of the initiative, all Faculty of Medicine faculty and staff who work onsite in office/administrative spaces are asked to answer 10 short questions about their UBC office or workstation by February 2. Home offices are not included in this program.

The questions will focus on UBC office/workstation safety concerns only — laboratory inspections are not included and will continue to be completed in-person by Local Safety Teams (LSTs).

Utilizing this inspection survey every January helps to satisfy our responsibility as an employer to conduct regular worksite inspections. As a senior leader, we sincerely appreciate your support in championing this initiative and we ask for your support in sharing the below information and survey link with your teams.

We understand that questions may be directed to you and your teams. You can find more information and FAQs on MedNet. You may also direct any questions to fom.safety@ubc.ca.

Thank you so much for your ongoing commitment to workplace health and safety — your efforts are very appreciated.

Please cascade the following message to your teams:

As part of the Faculty of Medicine Health & Safety team’s Worksite Safety Inspection Initiative, all Faculty of Medicine faculty and staff who work onsite in office/administrative spaces are asked to answer 10 short questions about their UBC office or workstation by February 2. Home offices are not included in this program.

Everyone who completes the survey will automatically be entered into a draw to win one of two personal Emergency Readiness Kits.

Once the survey is complete, the Health & Safety team will review responses and work with Local Safety Teams to resolve any hazards and ensure all areas are inspected.

Complete the survey: hxxps://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1RhAralcZFJGMJg

Have a question? Find more information and a list of helpful FAQs at hxxps://mednet.med.ubc.ca/announcements/worksite-safety-inspection-survey-2024/#faqs

You may also direct any questions to fom.safety@ubc.ca.

(Please change hxxps to https when copying and pasting the above links into a browser.)

Thanks,