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Workplace Safety

Mask-Fit Testing – N95
New staff who will have direct patient contact are required to be mask fit-tested prior to commencing their

first shift at SJHC in accordance with the following legislation and statutes:

 The Occupational Health and Safety Act (Particular attention to subsection 67/93: Healthcare and
Residential Facilities) https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90o01
 The CSA Standards for Selection, Use and Care of Respirators
https://www.safemanitoba.com/Page%20Related%20Documents/resources/CSA%20Z94.4-

11,%20Selection,%20Use%20and%20Care%20of%20Respirators.pdf
 The OHA Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols https://www.oha.com/labour-relations-and-
human-resources/health-and-safety/communicable-diseases-surveillance-protocols

Please note the following N95 respirator make and models that are available at SJHC:

Moldex 2210GN95-XS 3M 8210 3M 8110S 3M 9210+

If, through mask-fit testing, you have been advised to use a respirator that we do not have in stock, you must
refrain from seeing patients on airborne precautions and contact your manager.

Workplace Violence

St. Joseph’s Health Centre will not tolerate any type of workplace violence. St. Joseph’s Health Centre is
committed to providing a safe, healthy and supportive working environment and to the prevention of
workplace violence. We will make every reasonable effort to identify potential risks and minimize them
through our workplace violence prevention program. Details regarding the key roles and responses for victims,
witnesses, Directors, Managers or designates are outlined in the Violence in the Workplace Policy (SJ-09-02-
27) which is available on the SJNet here: http://sjhcweb.ca/intranet/manuals/admin_manual/index.php

The SJHC’s Violence in the Workplace Prevention Policy can be found here:
http://sjhcweb.ca/intranet/manuals/admin_manual/pdf/occhealth/violence.pdf

The Occupational Health and Safety Act 1990 can be found here:
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90o01#BK55

For all accidents/injuries and exposures please first inform your Preceptor and/or Clinical Instructor. They will
assist you in seeking medical attention and guide you through the process of completing a SAFE report. You
must also notify the appropriate program administrator at your College or University.

WSIB Reporting
The WSIB reporting process is followed only for any injury/incident that results in:

 Health care provided by a medical practitioner for which there is a fee for services (e.g.; physician;
dentist; chiropractor; hospital or health facility visit); and/or
 Loss of time from work beyond the date of the incident; and/or