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. (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.
Definition of Violence. Workplace violence is defined as:
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. 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 included any threatening statement or behaviour that gives a worker reasonable cause to believe that workers are at risk of injury. Violence includes the application of forces, 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 behaviour that abuses, devalues or humiliates. It is understood that incidents of workplace violence, as defined in this section, can occur when working off-site and/or off duty.
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. Violence Policies and Procedures 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. Notification to 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 of employees will be condoned in the workplace. Violence Policies and Procedures 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. Notification to the Union The Hospital will inform the Union within three (3) days of any employee who has been assaulted while performing her/his work. Such information shall be submitted, in writing to the Union as soon as possible.
Definition of Violence. The Hospital agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of employees will be condoned in the workplace. Violence Policies and Procedures 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. Notification to the Union The Hospital will inform the Union within three (3) days of any employee who has been assaulted while performing her work. Such information shall be submitted, in writing to the Union as soon as possible. Function of Joint Health and Safety Committee All incidents involving aggression or violence shall be brought to the attention of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Staffing levels to deal with Potential Violence The Hospital agrees that, where there is a risk of violence, an adequate level of trained employees should be present. The Hospital recognizes that workloads can lead to fatigue and a diminished ability to both identify and to subsequently deal with potentially violent situations. Training The Hospital agrees to provide training and information on the prevention of violence to all employees who come into contact with potentially aggressive persons. This training will be done during a new employee’s orientation and updated on an annual basis. Where necessary, as determined by the Joint Health and Safety Committee Support and Counselling The Hospital and the Union recognize that, where preventative measures have failed to prevent violent incidents, counselling and support must be available to help victims recover from such incidents. Damage to Personal Property The Hospital will consider requests for reimbursement for damages incurred to the employee’s personal property, such as eyeglasses, ripped uniforms, personal clothing, as a result of being assaulted while performing his or her work. Radiation Therapists reporting to and departing from work at the Hospital between the hours of 2300 and 0700 shall, if they so request, be provided with a security escort to and from their car in the Hospital’s parking lot.
Definition of Violence. Violence shall be defined as any incident in which an individual is abused, threatened, assaulted, to violence due to their relationship with the Centre. This includes the application physical force,.threats with or without weapons, and severe verbal abuse. Signed at Ontario this day of beam Residential Development Centre Service Employees’ International Local Union: LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN SUNBEAM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE and SERVICE EMPLOYEES' INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL C.I.O., COVERING THE: FULL TIME BARGAINING UNIT WORKERS and PART TIME BARGAINING UNIT WORKERS
