Our Mission
Our association, the Community Social Services Health and Safety Association of BC (CSSHSA) is composed of over 2,500 member organizations, all integral to the Community Social Services (CSS) sector. Our mission is to foster and promote safer and healthy workplaces in the Community Social Services sector in British Columbia
Our Initiatives
The CSSHSA provides support and delivers health and safety information, education, and resources to employers and employees (unionized and non-unionized) of our membership. We engage the CSS sector to support implementation best practices in health, safety and well-being. And we continue to build industry partnerships to improve the health and safety culture of the sector.
We use our knowledge, experience and diversity to build partnerships and community connections. We are committed to continuous improvement based on input and feedback from the sector.
We cultivate a culture of health and safety through ongoing education, resources, and awareness, by destigmatizing accident and injury reporting and by proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and innovations.
We foster a workplace culture that embraces equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level. A diverse and inclusive environment creates a safer and more supportive work environment for both employees and the communities they serve. We commit to fostering cultural safety within our organization and as a fundamental aspect of health and safety.
We commit to the journey of Reconciliation, recognizing it as both an individual and collective responsibility that calls for continuous learning. We honor Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and leading, and strive to weave these principles into our organizational culture and practices.