Occupational health and safety in Canadian health care facilities

Numerous authors have expressed concern about the employee health and safety services offered by health care facilities in Canada. More than perhaps any other type of employer, these facilities are well equipped to provide extensive occupational health programs and should be sensitive to the need, but in reality too few facilities offer too little in the way of services. Compounding the problem are the strains resulting from nationwide cutbacks in health care spending, which have seriously deteriorated the quality of working life in Canadian health care facilities. Occupational health and safety programs are correspondingly more important, but are still too rare.