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.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Nov. 2015)
The proposed Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act, which the government of Ontario introduce as a Bill on October 27, 2015, includes a potential amendment to the provinces Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) regarding inappropriate behaviour in workplaces
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2016)
The Canadian Olympic Committee in Toronto (COC) has released the results of an independent workplace review conducted in the wake of sexual-harassment allegations directed at former Pres. Marcel Aubut. The summary report, dated January 4, 2016, was authorized by employment lawyer Christine Thomlinson, partner with Toronto law firm Rubin Thomlinson LLP.