Violence & Harassment Training objectives are to keep workplaces compliant within the Occupational Health & Safety guidelines. Employers are not expected to be experts in workplace violence & harassment. However, you are expected to have and maintain a general knowledge of the level of violence or harassment within your own industry and general location, as well as having the proper policies and procedures for dealing with violence & harassment when an incident occurs in the workplace.
Violence & Harassment Training Theory Outline (4 Hours):
- What does Bill 168 and 132 do?
- What the OH&S Act says about violence & harassment
- Risk Assessments and identifying areas to protect employees
- Employer’s obligations regarding domestic violence, work refusals and training of employees
- Implementing and enforcing workplace policies and programs regarding violence and harassment
- What if it’s not you, bystander intervention
- Conducting a workplace investigation
Violence in the Workplace Defined:
- Hitting
- Pushing
- Robbery
- Physical Assault
- Stalking
- Threats of Violence
- Attempts at Violence
- Sexual Assault
Harassment in the Workplace Defined:
- Teasing and Ridicule
- Making Offensive Gestures
- Spreading Rumours
- Sexually suggestive gestures
- Sexual innuendos
- Intimidating or offensive jokes
- Displaying or posting offensive pictures or written material
- Shunning and Shaming
- Asking inappropriate questions about ones sexual orientation or other protected personal status