Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Cementation Canada Inc., of Toronto Ontario, fell 4.09 metres from a raised platform and was injured. Cementation Canada Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure that a fall arrest system was used at the workplace to protect workers exposed to a fall greater than three metres. Cementation Canada Inc. is an underground mine contracting and engineering company with offices in North Bay and Sudbury.
Written by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Article from the OH&S Canada magazine – (Nov. 2021)
“Create a road map and make it readily available”
Policy, training and confidential reporting mechanism are the pillars of a strong harassment and violence prevention strategy. Seeing your commitment to prevention and to addressing incidents of harassment and violence at work can go a long way in helping hesitant employees feel more comfortable about reporting behaviours that they have witnessed or experienced. It may also help deter employees from engaging in questionable behaviour during workplace interactions.
Written by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Article from the OH&S Canada magazine – (Nov. 2021)
“Assessing the risks in your workplace”
Creating an environment where employees feel safe to discuss and come forward about harassment and violence starts with an assessment of existing hazards.
Written by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Article from the OH&S Canada magazine – (Nov. 2021)
“Understanding the scope of harassment and violence at work”
In a 2017 survey conducted by the Government of Canada, 60 per cent of respondents reported having experienced harassment and violence at work. These federal employees indicated that their workplaces had policies on harassment and violence in place but they had not received training on them.