Baycrest

Baycrest Volunteer Handbook 29 • Directors, managers and supervisors must ensure that equipment and machinery are maintained in safe working condition, that personal protective equipment is supplied and that requirements under all relevant legislation are met • Directors, managers and supervisors are accountable for the health and safety of their employees. Managers will follow the progressive disciplinar y process with employees who fail to comply with established work practices and procedures • The executive team is responsible for maintaining a proactive health and safety culture at Baycrest • All contractors, sub-contractors, physicians and agency staff are required to work safely and comply with our safety program, as well as legislative requirements • All other visitors to Baycrest are required to com ply with safe practices Tuberculosis screening Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. All volunteers at Baycrest are required to obtain TB screening (done by a skin test) completed by a doctor or at a walk-in clinic. Occupational Health and Safety at Baycrest also offers TB screening. TB screening may include a two- step TB skin test and/or ches t X-ray. Your doctor (or Occupational Health nurse) will sign off the form for your volunteering record. Influenza vaccination Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers, including volunteers, is key to protecting vulnerable clients from the potentially disastrous effects of influenza. For this reason, all volunteers must get a seasonal influenza vaccine from their family doctor or at the on-site Rexall pharmacy. If you get your flu vaccine from your family doctor, please provide documented proof to Volunteer Services. Failure to become vaccinated during the annual influenza season will result in your being restricted from performing your volunteer duties during flu season (December 1 to April 1).

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