Risk of Workplace Violence from a Person with a History of Violent Behaviour. The Council will provide employees with information, including personal information, about a person with a history of violent behaviour if the employee can be expected to encounter such a person in the course of her or his work and the risk of workplace violence is likely to expose the employee to physical injury. The Council will not disclose more information than is reasonably necessary for the protection of an employee from physical injury. Procedures for summoning immediate assistance when workplace violence occurs or is likely to occur; If, at any time, an individual in the workplace feels personally threatened, they are to ensure their own safety and call the police (9-1-1) immediately. Staff is not to place themselves at risk or jeopardize anyone's safety when dealing with any perceived or real situation of violence. Criminal harassment such as stalking, threats, and sexual or physical assault are covered by the Criminal Code. Supervisors and employees are encouraged to report any criminal behaviour to the Police. Procedures for workers to report incidents of workplace violence to the employer or supervisor; Any individual in the workplace who believes that he or she is threatened or who experiences or witnesses any workplace violence as defined in the Workplace Violence Prevention Policy must promptly reported. In the event of immediate danger, refer to measures and procedures for summoning immediate assistance. Incidents of violence must be reported immediately to the employee’s supervisor, or if the employee’s direct supervisor or a member of the board is involved in the act, the employee should contact the HR Officer or the Executive Director. In all cases, the employee Workplace Violence Incident Report form needs to be completed. In the event of a workplace injury, employees should complete and submit the applicable workplace injury forms. All workplace violence incidents must be communicated to the Joint Health and Safety Committee within four days of the incident. If a workplace violence incident results in a person being critically injured or killed, the Ministry of Labour must be notified immediately and the Ministry of Labour notified in writing within 48 hours. Unionized employees involved may request the presence of a union representative at any time in the process. Incidents reports must be filed as soon as possible after the incident occurred using the Workplace Violence Incident Report detailing the nature of the incident, dates, tim...
Risk of Workplace Violence from a Person with a History of Violent Behaviour. The Company will provide drivers with information, including personal information, about person(s) with a history of violent behavior if the drivers can be expected to encounter such person(s) in the course of her or his work and the risk of workplace violence is likely to expose the drivers to physical injury. The Company will not disclose more information than is reasonably necessary for the protection of taxi drivers from physical injury.
