Aggressive Behaviour. (a) Aggressive behaviour means the attempted or actual exercise by a person, other than an employee, of any physical force so as to cause injury to an employee, and includes any threatening statement or behaviour which gives an employee reasonable cause to believe that the employee is at risk to injury. (b) When the Employer is aware that a client/resident has a history of aggressive behaviour, the Employer will make such information available to employees. (c) Where employees may be at risk from aggressive behaviour, in-service and/or instruction on how to respond to aggressive behaviour will be provided by the Employer. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be consulted on the curriculum. Where a risk of injury to employees from violence is identified in accordance with Section 8.90 of the Protection of Workers from Violence in the Workplace Regulations, the Employer will in consultation with the Committee, establish appropriate physical and procedural measures to eliminate or, where that is not possible, minimize risk. The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that sufficient staff are present where the potential risks of violence require that specific measures be in place. (d) With regard to critical incident stress debriefing, refer to Article 23.5. (e) Employees shall hold all information gained pursuant to (b) above in the strictest of confidence.
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Aggressive Behaviour.
(a) Aggressive behaviour means the attempted or actual exercise by a person, other than an employee, of any physical force so as to cause injury to an employee, and includes any threatening statement or behaviour which gives an employee reasonable cause to believe that the employee is at risk to injury.
(b) When the Employer is aware that a client/resident has a history of aggressive behaviour, the Employer will make such information available to employees.
(c) Where employees may be at risk from aggressive behaviour, in-service and/or instruction on how to respond to aggressive behaviour will be provided by the Employer. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be consulted on the curriculum. Where a risk of injury to employees from violence is identified in accordance with Section 8.90 of the Protection of Workers from Violence in the Workplace Regulations, the Employer will in consultation with the Committee, establish appropriate physical and procedural measures to eliminate or, where that is not possible, minimize risk. The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that sufficient staff are present where the potential risks of violence require that specific measures be in place.
(d) With regard to critical incident stress debriefing, refer to Article 23.5Clause 23.5 (Critical Incident Stress Debriefing).
(e) Employees shall hold all information gained pursuant to (b) above in the strictest of confidence.
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Aggressive Behaviour. (a) Aggressive behaviour means the attempted or actual exercise by a person, other than an employee, of any physical force so as to cause injury to an employee, and includes any threatening statement or behaviour which gives an employee reasonable cause to believe that the employee is at risk to injury.
(b) . When the Employer is aware that a client/resident has a history of aggressive behaviour, the Employer will make such information available to employees.
(c) . Where employees may be at risk from aggressive behaviour, in-service and/or instruction on how to respond to aggressive behaviour will be provided by the Employer. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be consulted on the curriculum. Where a risk of injury to employees from violence is identified in accordance with Section 8.90 of the Protection of Workers from Violence in the Workplace Regulations, the Employer will in consultation with the Committee, establish appropriate physical and procedural measures to eliminate or, where that is not possible, minimize risk. The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that sufficient staff are present where the potential risks of violence require that specific measures be in place.
(d) . With regard to critical incident stress debriefing, refer to Article 23.5.
Clause 23.5 (e) Critical Incident Stress Debriefing). Employees shall hold all information gained pursuant to (b) above in the strictest of confidence.
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Aggressive Behaviour. (a) Aggressive behaviour means the attempted or actual exercise by a person, other than an employee, of any physical force so as to cause injury to an employee, and includes any threatening statement or behaviour which gives an employee reasonable cause to believe that the employee is at risk to injury.
(b) When the Employer is aware that a client/resident has a history of aggressive behaviour, the Employer will make such information available to employees.
(c) Where employees may be at risk from aggressive behaviour, in-service and/or instruction on how to respond to aggressive behaviour will be provided by the Employer. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be consulted on the curriculum. Where a risk of injury to employees from violence is identified in accordance with Section 8.90 of the Protection of Workers from Violence in the Workplace Regulations, the Employer will in consultation with the Committee, establish appropriate physical and procedural measures to eliminate or, where that is not possible, minimize risk. The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that sufficient staff are is present where the potential risks of violence require that specific measures be in place.
(d) With regard to critical incident stress debriefing, refer to Article 23.5.
(e) Employees shall hold all information gained pursuant to (b) above in the strictest of confidence.
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Samples: Collective Agreement