Workplace Violence Flashcards
(10 cards)
_____ legislates that workers are provided a safe workplace.
- The Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA)
Workplace Violence
Supervision
- Supervisory Officer _____ for any incident of workplace violence
- _____, _____ and _____ notification mandatory for any incident of workplace violence
- attendance mandatory
- Supervisory Officer, Officer in Charge, Unit Commander
Workplace Violence - Member
- Upon becoming aware of any workplace violence or threat of workplace violence, including intimate partner violence, which could place themselves or another member at risk of physical injury in the workplace
* immediately report the particulars to _____
* comply with Procedure 08–03, if applicable
- a supervisor
Every member has the right to protection from workplace violence without _____. A complaint of workplace violence that is vexatious or malicious in nature may result in discipline.
- reprisal or fear of reprisal
A police officer cannot refuse to work when the work is a normal condition of the worker’s employment or when the refusal to work would _____.
- directly endanger the life, health or safety of another person
Workplace Violence - Supervisor
- Upon becoming aware of, or ought reasonably to be aware of
* workplace violence or threat of workplace violence, including intimate partner violence
* violence which may occur in the workplace, and would likely expose any member to physical injury
shall
‒ take _____ for the protection of the members
‒ maintain _____
‒ report any incident of workplace violence to the _____
‒ _____
‒ speak to the member initiating the complaint _____
‒ when gathering evidence comply with Procedure 04–21, if applicable
‒ when there is a intimate partner violence incident comply with Procedure 05–04, if applicable
‒ when injuries are sustained in the workplace by a member provide medical assistance and comply with Procedure 08–03, if applicable
‒ if an arrest is made, comply with Procedure 01–01
‒ when a member requires counselling, including counselling which is gender and culturally specific, comply with Procedure 08–01
‒ when involved in an incident where the SIU mandate may be invoked comply with Procedure 13–16
‒ investigate _____, if required
‒ take every _____ for the protection of the member
‒ protect any complainant or witness from reprisal and comply with Procedure 13–18
- every reasonable precaution necessary
- confidentiality
- Officer in Charge
- commence an investigation
- in private
- all situations of work refusal
- reasonable precaution necessary
Workplace Violence - Officer in Charge
- Upon becoming aware of, or ought reasonably to be aware of, violence which may occur in the workplace, and would likely expose a member to physical injury, shall take every reasonable precaution necessary for the protection of the member.
Reasonable precaution necessary for the protection of the member may include _____.
- the re–assignment to reasonable alternative duties.
Workplace Violence
_____ means any person who performs work or supplies services for monetary compensation, and includes a contractor or a volunteer such as an auxiliary member.
- Worker
_____ means any land, premises, location or thing at, upon, in or near, which Service business is being conducted. This can include, but is not limited to:
* Service facilities/buildings
* Service vehicles
* courthouses
* any other location where Service business is being conducted.
- Workplace
_____ means the exercise of physical force, or attempt, by a person against a worker in a workplace that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker. This includes a statement or behaviour that it is reasonable for the worker to interpret as a threat to exercise physical force against the worker.
- Workplace Violence
