Welcome to the Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC (“OHSAH”) Web Site (“Site”). These terms of use (“Terms of Use”) apply exclusively to your access to, and use of, the Site, so please read them carefully.

BY ACCESSING, BROWSING, AND USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW, ALL POLICIES AND GUIDELINES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, AND ANY SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO THE FOREGOING. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR ANY SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATION, DO NOT ACCESS, BROWSE OR OTHERWISE USE THIS SITE.

OHSAH reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in the Terms of Use or any policy or guideline of the Site, at any time and in its sole discretion. Any changes or modifications will be effective upon posting of the revisions and notice of such changes to the Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of its changes or modifications will constitute your acceptance of such changes or modifications. Therefore, you should frequently review the Terms of Use and applicable policies to understand the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Site.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the use of the Site, please direct these to webmaster@ohsah.bc.ca.

All copyrighted and copyrightable material on this Site, including, without limitation, the Site design, images, illustrations, designs, photographs, video clips, text, graphics, pictures, sound files and other files, and the selection and arrangements (“Materials”) thereof, that appear herein are ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright @ 2003 Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC and/or its third party providers, suppliers and licensors. Except as stated herein, none of the Materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of OHSAH or the respective copyright owner or except as otherwise permitted in these Terms of Use. You may not, without the permission of OHSAH or the respective copyright owner, (a) copy, publish, or post any Materials on any computer network or broadcast or publications media, (b) modify the Materials, or (c) remove or alter any copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the Materials. All trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, and trade names used and displayed on this Site, including without limitation, “ Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC ” and the OHSAH logo are either owned by OHSAH and/or its third party providers, suppliers and licensors, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of OHSAH or its third party providers, suppliers or licensors. You may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any OHSAH trademark, logo or other proprietary information (including the images found at this Site, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained on a page). Further, you may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing an OHSAH name or trademark. Third-Party Contents. This Site may contain content provided or supplied by third parties (“Third Party Content”). Access to the Third Party Content is provided as a service to those interested in the information. OHSAH does not create, nor have control over the Third Party Content. OHSAH makes no representations or warranties whatsoever regarding the accuracy or completeness of the Third Party Content, and the indemnification, disclaimer and limitation of liability provisions in these Terms of Use apply to the Third Party Content. Users visit this Site and use the information contained therein at their own risk.

Third-Party Links . OHSAH may provide links to third-party Web sites on the Site. OHSAH makes no representations or warranties regarding, and accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, the quality, content, nature or reliability, including but not limited to the currency, accuracy or completeness of the content, information, or opinions of sites accessible by hyperlink from this Site, or sites linking to this Site. The linked sites are not under the control of OHSAH and OHSAH is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any review, changes or updates to such sites. OHSAH is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply affiliation, endorsement, or adoption by OHSAH of the site or any information contained therein unless expressly disclosed otherwise by OHSAH. When leaving the OHSAH Site, you should be aware that OHSAH's terms, policies and guidelines no longer govern, and, therefore, you should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of that site.

Indemnification . You agree to indemnify and hold harmless OHSAH and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from any claim, action, demand, loss, or damages (including legal fees) brought by you or on your behalf, or made or incurred by any third party arising out of or relating to your use of, or link to, this Site, including but not limited to your conduct, your violation of these Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of a third party. OHSAH reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any such matter, which shall not excuse your indemnity obligations.

You shall not allow any third party to use or have access to portions of the Site that are restricted to members of OHSAH or other parties authorized by OHSAH. You may not use any data or other information to produce reports, in any form, for resale, transfer, sublicense, or use by or for the benefit of, any third party or entity without the prior written permission of OHSAH which permission may be withheld at its discretion. If OHSAH has provided you with a password to access all or portions of this Site, you agree that you will not assign or disclose your password to any other person. If you lose your password, become aware of its disclosure or the likelihood of its disclosure to any unauthorized party, you must immediately contact OHSAH so that your password may be cancelled and a new password may be issued to you. OHSAH assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses or other harmful components that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in this Site or your downloading of any materials, including data, text, and images from this Site. THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED BY OHSAH ON AN AS IS BASIS. OHSAH MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THEIR QUALITY, CONTENT, NATURE, OR RELIABILITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THEIR CURRENCY, ACCURACY, OR COMPLETENESS. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT OR DATA DISTRIBUTED BY, DOWNLOADED, OR ACCESSED FROM OR THROUGH THIS SITE, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. OHSAH DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AS TO THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY CONTENT PROVIDED OR SUPPLIED BY THIRD PARTIES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL OHSAH BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN, OR ACCESSED THROUGH, THIS SITE, OR ANY ELECTRONIC FILES SENT FROM OHSAH OR FROM THE SITE.

You agree that any materials, including but not limited to questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, or other information, provided by you in the form of e-mail or other submissions to OHSAH, or postings on this Site, can be used by OHSAH without charge for purposes permitted by, or consistent with, its constitution or bylaws.

In addition, you agree, and are hereby put on notice, that you are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Site any unlawful, threatening, libellous, defamatory, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or information or any other material or information that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under law. You are solely responsible for the content of any comments you make.

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, applicable to agreements made and entirely to be performed within the Province of British Columbia, Canada, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use shall be filed only in courts located in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of these Terms of Use. Notwithstanding any of these Terms of Use, OHSAH reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license to use the Site, and to block or prevent future access to and use of the Site. If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms of Use, together with those incorporated herein or referred to herein constitute the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter hereof, and it supersedes any prior understandings or agreements (whether electronic, oral or written) regarding the subject matter.

Please note that the permission granted herein terminates automatically if you breach any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement. Any other use of the material on this Site including reproduction for purposes other than as noted above, and including any reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication may violate copyright, trademark or other intellectual property laws, and, without the prior written permission of OHSAH, is strictly prohibited.

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