Occupational Health & Safety @ TWU

If you are wondering how safe of a campus we are, then look no further. Maybe you are looking for safety programs, you have questions about ergonomics, or you have a work related injury and you are not sure what to do. Find out more here.

We deem it very important to have a comfortable environment in which to work. This means that we all have a responsibility (both employee and supervisor) to carry out our work in a safe manner. If something is suspicious, you smell something odd, see an unsafe practice occurring, feel unsafe at any point in time, become injured or hurt in any way, shape or form, then you must let us know... IMMEDIATELY.

Our Occupational Health and Safety Committee is designed to organize and sometime implement certain procedures that need to be followed. In addition, all supervisors need to be aware of safe practices here in our community. Just reading our safety manual is not enough. Both employee and employer must adhere to the safe practices we have in place.

Please visit our Intranet site for more Health and Safety information.

Security

We have the privilege of having full-time security available to us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Employees are expected to willingly identify themselves and their vehicles if approached on the understanding that security staff are required to be fully aware of all campus comings and goings.

Since we are a large community, we ask each employee to play a part. As you become familiar with the community, the buildings, and the activities that take place, youll begin to recognize people and the usual course of events. However, if something or someone looks suspicious to you, we ask you to call our security people at 604 657 9911

Workplace Injury - Steps to Take

The following procedures have been developed to ensure accurate and complete reporting of all work-related injuries sustained by the staff and faculty of Trinity Western University and will ensure that we comply with all Workers Compensation Board (WCB) guidelines and regulations.

  1. If you are injured on campus, you must report it to the Wellness Center.
  2. You must also let your supervisor know of what happened.
  3. You must also notify the Human Resource department so necessary forms can be submitted to WCB (see below).
  4. If you cannot return to work for a period of time, please know that the Human Resource department will work with you, and WCB to ensure you financial needs are taken care of, plus put a return-to-work program in place so that you are able to come back to work at a reasonable time and in good health.

Note: If by chance you visit your own doctor, you still must let us know so that we can coordinate with WCB

  • All employees involved in a work place accident and/or injury must complete a Form 6A Worker's Report of Injury or Occupational Disease to Employer as soon as possible after the accident/injury has taken place. This form must be completed for all injuries and/or accidents sustained during regular working hours regardless of severity and/or treatment.
  • Form 6A's are available from the worker's supervisor or from the Health Services Office in Douglas Centre or you may download it here.
  • The completed Form 6A should be submitted to the Campus Nurse (Michele Regehr) in the Health Services Office (Douglas Centre) as soon as possible after the accident and/or injury is sustained.
  • The Campus Nurse will review the Form 6A and record all pertinent information in the WCB log.
  • Once the information is recorded in the WCB log, the Campus Nurse will initial the Form 6A and forward the original to the PS Department.
  • If first aid and/or doctors treatment was rendered, the appropriate forms (Form 7A and/or Form 8) will be completed and submitted by the First Aid attendant/Physician as per the WCB regulations.
  • Once the original Form 6A is received by HR, a Form 7 - Employer's Report of Injury or Occupational Disease will be completed and submitted to WCB along with the Form 6A.
  • HR will retain originals of both the Form 6A and Form 7 in the employees personnel file and in the WCB correspondence binder.

Our goal with any injury is to take care of you. There is no need to worry about the work that you are missing. This will not impact your employment relationship with us, nor will it be a cause for termination (as some people interpret it to be). We need you to be working in a healthy state, which is why we have these processes in place. If you don't report your injury. however, and a subsequent problem arises which prevents you from working, WCB may not be willing to approve your claim. So it is absolutely necessary to report all injuries to ensure you will receive all of the WCB employe benefits avaiable to you.

Since we don't want to confuse you, we will make this simple; REPORT ANY INJURY!

Workstations (Ergonomics)

We know that the way people set up their workstation (desk, keyboard, mouse, phone etc) affects their body. Our campus will only purchase ergonomically correct chairs as well as set you up the correct way. However, we know that people have unique situations; therefore, it is important that you tell us so we can accommodate your needs. Just accepting your work area 'as is' is not acceptable to us. We need you to make the right ergonomic adjustments. For example, if you are using an old and uncomfortable chair, poorly positioned mouse or keyboard, please contact the Human Resource department and your supervisor. If you need advice regarding your work set-up, give us a call and we'd be happy to assist you.

Our desire is for you to achieve comfort while working at TWU.

Emergency Contact Numbers

On Campus

First Aid Attendants: #604.506.5559 or (604.617.5226 or 604.760.1844)

  • Michele Regehr (Campus Nurse)
  • Daniel Lanigan (Shipping & Receiving)
  • Rink Beeksma (Security)

Clinic Nurse

  • Local 3611

TWU Medical Clinic

  • 604.513.2024

Community Life (Student Life Division) on-call person

  • 604.307.4857

Security (24 hours) - Fire Alarms and Lock Outs

  • 604.657.9911

Maintenance Emergency

  • Mon-Fir (8:30-4:30) Local 3515
  • 24 Hours 604.307.5376

Off Campus (dial 9 first)

Langley Memorial Hospital (22051 Fraser Highway)

  • 604.534.4121
  • 604.872.5151 (Ambulance)

Medical Clinics:

  • Glover Road - 604.530.3233
  • Walnut Grove - 604.882.1250
  • Valley Center - 604.534.9284

Poison Control

  • 604.682.5050
  • 604.682.2344