Definition of Violence. The Employer agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of employees will be condoned in the workplace.
Definition of Violence. Violence is any actual, attempted or threatened or implied conduct of a person that causes or is likely to cause physical and/or psychological trauma/ harm/injury/illness or that gives a person reason to believe that s/he or another person is at risk of and/or psychological trauma/harm/ injury/illness. The Employer agrees that such incidents will not be condoned. Any employee who knows of violence or potential violence shall report this to a supervisor who will make every reasonable effort to rectify the situation.
Definition of Violence. The Hospital agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse which may cause physical or psychological injury or that gives a person reason to believe that she, he or another person is at risk of physical and/or psychological injury will be condoned in the workplace. Any employee who believes the situation to be abusive shall report this to the immediate Supervisor who will take every precaution reasonable to rectify the abusive situation.
Definition of Violence. Violence shall be defined as any incident in which a nurse is abused, threatened or assaulted during the course of her/his employment. This includes the application of force, threats with or without weapons, severe verbal abuse and persistent sexual and racial harassment. The definitions of Workplace Harassment and Workplace Sexual Harassment are defined in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Sec. 1 (1).
Definition of Violence. Workplace violence is defined as:
a) the exercise of physical force by a person against a worker, in a workplace, that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker;
b) an attempt to exercise physical force against a worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker;
c) a statement or behaviour that it is reasonable for a worker to interpret as a threat to exercise physical force against the worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker.
Definition of Violence. (a) Violence shall be defined as any incident in which a nurse is abused, threatened or assaulted during the course of his/her employment. It includes the application of force, threats with or without weapons, physical or psychological injury as well as severe verbal abuse. The Employer agrees that such incidents will not be condoned. Any nurse who believes he/she has been subjected to such incident shall report this to a supervisor who will make every reasonable effort to rectify the situation.
(b) The Employer agrees to develop formalized policies, measures and procedures in consultation with the Joint Health and Safety Committee to deal with workplace violence. The policy will address the prevention of violence and the management of violent situation and support to nurses who have faced workplace violence. These policies and procedures shall be communicated to all nurses.
(c) The Employer will report all incidents of violence to the Joint Health and Safety Committee for review. The Employer agrees to conduct initial and ongoing risk assessments of the workplace in consultation with the JHSC. The Employer will provide written copy of the risk assessments to the JHSC.
(d) The Employer agrees to provide education, training, information and instructions, developed in consultation with the JHSC on the violence prevention and harassment policies, measures, procedures and programs and on prevention of violence to all employees including domestic violence that can spill over into the workplace. This training will be done during a new employee’s orientation and updated as required.
(e) The employer will inform the Joint Health and Safety Committee and Union in writing of all incidents related to violence within three (3) days. For all injuries, the employer will notify the JHSC and the union immediately and in writing within 48 hours. Such notices will contain all the information as prescribed in Section 5 of the Health Care Regulation.
(f) The Employer will provide reimbursement for damages incurred to the nurse’s personal property, such as eyeglasses, ripped uniforms, personal clothing, as a result of being assaulted while performing his or her work.
7.09 The Employer agrees to give representatives of the Ontario Nurses' Association access to the premises of the Manor for the purposes of investigating grievances, attending joint meetings or otherwise assisting in the administration of this Agreement.
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Definition of Violence. The Employer agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse which may cause physical or psychological injury or that gives a person reason to believe that s/he or another person is at risk of physical and or psychological injury will be condoned in the workplace. Any employee who believes the situation to be abusive shall report this to the immediate supervisor who will take every precaution reasonable to rectify the abusive situation. In dealing with physician conduct, the Hospital may incorporate recommendations from the draft or final report of the College of Physicians and Surgeons on the Disruptive Physician Behaviour initiative.
Definition of Violence. In this section, "violence" means the attempted, threatened or actual conduct of a person that causes or is likely to cause injury and includes any threatening statement or behaviour that gives a worker reasonable cause to believe that individuals are at risk of injury. Violence includes the application of force; threats with or without weapons; severe verbal abuse and persistent sexual or racial harassment. It also includes incidents of domestic violence entering the workplace; stalking; personal harassment; psychological harassment; bullying or any other behavior that abuses, devalues or humiliates. It is understood that incidents of workplace violence, as defined in this section, can occur off-duty and at off-site workplace locations including the homes of clients.
Definition of Violence. The Hospital agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse as defined by the Occupational Health and Safety Act of employees will be condoned in the workplace. The Hospital agrees to have in place explicit policies and procedures to deal with violence. The policy will address the prevention of violence, the management of violent situations, provision of legal counsel and support to employees who have faced violence. The policies and procedures shall be part of the Hospital’s health and safety policy and written copies shall be provided to each employee. Prior to implementing changes to these policies, the Hospital agrees to consult with the Union. The Hospital will notify the Union and the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) in writing of all incidents related to workplace violence and harassment as defined by the Occupational Health and Safety Act within four (4) days. For critical injuries as defined by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Hospital will notify the JHSC and the Union immediately and in writing within forty-eight (48) hours. Such notices will contain all of the information as prescribed in Section 5 of the health care regulation.
Definition of Violence. The Hospital agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse as defined by the Occupational Health and Safety Act of employees will be condoned in the workplace. Workplace violence means:
(a) The exercise of physical force by a person against a worker, in a workplace, that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker,
(b) An attempt to exercise physical force against a worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker,
(c) A statement or behaviour that it is reasonable for a worker to interpret as a threat to exercise physical force against the worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker. Workplace harassment means:
(a) Engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome, or Workplace sexual harassment means:
(a) Engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace because of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, where the comment or conduct is known ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome, or
(b) Making a sexual solicitation or advance where the person making the solicitation or advance is in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the worker and the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the solicitation or advance is unwelcome.
