Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2017)
A new three-year agreement between a long-term care centre and United Steelworkers (USW) local 1-207, now allows employees of the Rivercrest Care Centre in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, to take paid time off for legal, medical and therapeutic reasons if they are domestic-violence victims.
Excerpt from the OH&S safety magazine (Jan. 2017)
The B.C. Nurses’ Union (PCNU) is demanding better policies to protect nurses and hospital employees after a man attempted suicide with a firearm in an emergency room.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (October 2016)
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) National Investigation Service has charged a naval officer with sexual assault against a fellow military member – on day after laying charges against a sergeant with the military police operating from the same base.
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.