Alberta recently introduced Bill 2, An Act to Remove Barriers for Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence. Like Ontario, the bill, among other amendments not as applicable to the labour and employment context, removed the two-year limitation period on instances of sexual violence, and the chang...
Health at Work 4 All! WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE - Bill 168 Effective June 15, 2010 the amended Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) bill 168 now helps to protect workers against workplace violence and harassment. As a result of this ...
For example, in Alberta, Occupational Health and Safety is the agency responsible to enforce the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act. The act specifies the training requirements of the technician and mandates that the technician must work in consultation with a physician, audiologist, or ...
In September 2019, the provincial nurses' union sent an email invitation to its members (~48,000) asking them to complete an electronic survey on psychological health and safety in the workplace [3]. Participants were informed of the confidentiality of their responses, the voluntary nature of ...
— Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission LET'S TAKE ACTION ON ALCOHOL PROBLEMS IN THE WORKPLACE 28 There is a considerable degree of controversy surrounding the ethics and legality of alcohol and drug testing programs in the workplace. In particu- lar, concern has been expressed about the...
Sexual harassment in professional fields can hinder economic development globally. The epidemic of sexual harassment within the law profession has created
In the company where this research was conducted, we started to analyze violent incidents in 1999 using the Violent Incident Form (VIF), a tool specifically created for this purpose by Arnetz [107]. This tool uses an operational definition of violence that encompasses verbal aggression and threat...
Introduction: Public safety personnel (PSP) experience operational stress injuries (OSIs), which can put them at increased risk of experiencing mental health and functional challenges. Such challenges can result in PSP needing to take time away from the