Common use of Violence Prevention and Control Clause in Contracts

Violence Prevention and Control. (a) The Employer agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of employees will be condoned in the workplace. Any employee who believes the situation to be abusive shall complete an incident report and give it to the immediate supervisor who will make every reasonable effort to rectify the abusive situation. (b) The parties agree that if incidents involving aggressive client action occur, such action will be recorded and reviewed at the Occupational Health and Safety Committee. The parties further agree that suitable subjects for discussion at the Labour Management Committee will include aggressive residents. (c) The Employer shall notify the Union within three days of any employee who allegedly has been assaulted while performing her or his work. The employee may choose to have her or his name remain confidential. Updated statistics on numbers of staff allegedly assaulted while performing work will be brought to each meeting of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. (d) The Hospital, will consider a nurse’s request for reimbursement for damages incurred to the nurse’s personal property as a result of being assaulted while performing her work. Personal property includes eye glasses, ripped uniforms, personal clothing and watches up to a fifty dollars ($50.00) value, but excluding jewellery. (e) The hospital agrees to develop formalized policies 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 situations and support to nurses who have faced workplace violence. These policies and procedures shall be communicated to all nurses. (f) The Hospital will report all incidents of violence to the Joint Health and Safety Committee for review. (g) 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 as required. (h) Critical incident stress debriefing shall be made available to nurses.

Violence Prevention and Control. (a) The Employer agrees that no form in consultation with the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall develop, establish and put into effect, violence prevention and control measures, procedures, practices, equipment and training for the health and safety of verbalworkers. Violence prevention and control measures, physicalprocedures and practices equipment and training shall be provided to all employees during new employee orientation and reviewed annually. Critical incident stress debriefing and post-traumatic counselling services shall be made available for employees. i) Violence at work includes any incident in which an employee is physically abused, sexualthreatened or assaulted while performing work. This includes sexual violence, racial the application of force and threats with or other abuse of employees without weapons. Such incidents will not be condoned in the workplacecondoned. Any An employee who believes the situation she has been subject to be abusive shall complete such an incident shall report and give it this to the immediate a supervisor who will make take every reasonable effort precaution in the circumstances for the protection of the employee. ii) The Employer will report all incidents of violence as defined herein to rectify the abusive situationJoint Health and Safety Committee for review. iii) The Home will provide reimbursement, to a reasonable limit, to an employee whose personal property is damaged as a result of an assault by a resident provided the damage has not occurred in part because the employee has not observed the precautions noted in a resident file, in a policy, in written communication or given in Report. (b) The parties agree that if incidents involving aggressive client action occur, such action will be recorded and reviewed at the Occupational Health and Safety Committee. The parties further agree that suitable subjects for discussion at the Labour Management Committee will include aggressive residents. (c) The Employer shall notify the Union within three days of any employee who allegedly has been assaulted while performing her or his work. The employee may choose to have her or his name remain confidential. Updated statistics on numbers of staff allegedly assaulted while performing work will be brought to each meeting of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. (d) The Hospital, will consider a nurse’s request for reimbursement for damages incurred to the nurse’s personal property as a result of being assaulted while performing her work. Personal property includes eye glasses, ripped uniforms, personal clothing and watches up to a fifty dollars ($50.00) value, but excluding jewellery. (e) The hospital agrees to develop develop, establish and put into effect, formalized measures, policies and procedures in consultation with the joint health Joint Health and safety committee Safety Committee to deal with workplace violence. The policy will address the prevention of violence and the management of violent behaviour and situations and support to nurses employees who have faced workplace violence. These measures, policies and procedures shall will include but not be communicated to limited to: i) Assessing and reassessing risk; ii) Control risks; iii) Designing safe procedures for employees; iv) An electronic and visual flagging system that can alert all nursesemployees about a person with a history of violent behaviour and their triggers; v) Protection of employees; vi) Summon immediate assistance; vii) Investigate all incidents of workplace violence; viii) Communicate and provide appropriate training and education; and, ix) Reporting all incidents of workplace violence. (fc) The Hospital will report all incidents of violence to Employer and the Joint Health and Safety Committee for review. Union recognize the Employer’s obligation under Section 25 (g2) 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 as required. (h) Critical incident stress debriefing shall be made available to nurses.take every precaution reasonable to protect employees and Section 32.0.5

Violence Prevention and Control. (a) The Employer agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of employees registered nurses will be condoned in the workplace. Any employee registered nurse who believes the situation to be abusive shall complete an incident report and give it this to the immediate supervisor who will make every reasonable effort to rectify the abusive situation. (b) The parties agree that if incidents involving an aggressive client patient or patient family action occur, such action will be recorded and reviewed at the Occupational Health and Safety Committee. The parties further agree Reasonable steps within the control of the Employer will follow to address the legitimate health and safety concerns of registered nurses presented in that suitable subjects for discussion at the Labour Management Committee will include aggressive residentsforum. (c) The Employer shall notify the Union within three days of any employee who allegedly has been assaulted while performing her or his work. The employee may choose to have her or his name remain confidential. Updated will provide updated statistics on numbers of staff allegedly assaulted while performing work and will be brought bring this list to each meeting of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. (d) The HospitalWhen a registered nurse, will consider a nurse’s request in the exercise of her or his functions, suffers damage to his/her person or his/her personal belongings (clothing, watch, glasses, contact lenses or other prosthesis) directly attributed to any assault, the Employer shall provide for reimbursement for damages incurred replacement or repair at no cost to the registered nurse’s personal property as a result of being assaulted while performing her work. Personal property includes eye glasses, ripped uniforms, personal clothing and watches up to a fifty dollars ($50.00) value, but excluding jewellery. (e) The hospital agrees A registered nurse will complete an incident report at the time of the incident. If the registered nurse is unable to develop formalized policies and procedures in consultation with complete the joint health and safety committee incident report at the time of the incident, the registered nurse will present the incident report to deal with workplace violence. The policy will address the prevention Employer within seven (7) days of violence and the management of violent situations and support event, unless it was impossible for her or him to nurses who have faced workplace violence. These policies and procedures shall be communicated to all nursesdo so during this period. (f) The Hospital will report all incidents of violence to the Joint Health and Safety Committee for review. (g) 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 as required. (h) Critical incident stress debriefing shall be made available to nurses. (a) The Hospital, in consultation with the Joint Health and Safety Committee, agrees to develop, implement and amend as appropriate, policies, procedures and programs pertaining to the provision of a safe and healthy workplace. The aforementioned include, but are not limited to, Employee Violence in the Workplace Policy, Blood and/or Body Fluid Exposure Guidelines, Respiratory Protection Program, Nosocomial Influenza Outbreak Policy, Employee Reporting and Monitoring – Influenza Like Illness, Musculo-Skeletal Injury Prevention & Ergonomic Equipment Program, and Infection Prevention and Control. (b) The Hospital agrees to support the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee and its Terms of Reference, Structure and Function.

Violence Prevention and Control. (a) The Employer agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of employees registered nurses will be condoned in the workplace. Any employee registered nurse who believes the situation to be abusive shall complete an incident report and give it this to the immediate supervisor who will make every reasonable effort to rectify the abusive situation. (b) The parties agree that if incidents involving an aggressive client patient or patient family action occur, such action will be recorded and reviewed at the Occupational Health and Safety Committee. The parties further agree Reasonable steps within the control of the Employer will follow to address the legitimate health and safety concerns of registered nurses presented in that suitable subjects for discussion at the Labour Management Committee will include aggressive residentsforum. (c) The Employer shall notify the Union within three days of any employee who allegedly has been assaulted while performing her or his work. The employee may choose to have her or his name remain confidential. Updated will provide updated statistics on numbers of staff allegedly assaulted while performing work and will be brought bring this list to each meeting of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. (d) The HospitalWhen a registered nurse, will consider a nurse’s request in the exercise of her or his functions, suffers damage to his/her person or his/her personal belongings (clothing, watch, glasses, contact lenses or other prosthesis) directly attributed to any assault, the Employer shall provide for reimbursement for damages incurred replacement or repair at no cost to the registered nurse’s personal property as a result of being assaulted while performing her work. Personal property includes eye glasses, ripped uniforms, personal clothing and watches up to a fifty dollars ($50.00) value, but excluding jewellery. (e) The hospital agrees to develop formalized policies and procedures in consultation with A registered nurse incident report must be completed at the joint health and safety committee to deal with workplace violencetime of the incident. The policy registered nurse will address present her or his claim to the prevention of violence and Employer within seven (7) days after the management of violent situations and support event, unless it was impossible for her or him to nurses who have faced workplace violence. These policies and procedures shall be communicated to all nursesdo so during this period. (f) The Hospital will report all incidents of violence to the Joint Health and Safety Committee for review. (g) 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 as required. (h) Critical incident stress debriefing shall be made available to nurses. (a) The Hospital, in consultation with the Joint Health and Safety Committee, agrees to develop, implement and amend as appropriate, policies, procedures and programs pertaining to the provision of a safe and healthy workplace. The aforementioned include, but are not limited to, Employee Violence in the Workplace Policy, Blood and/or Body Fluid Exposure Guidelines, Respiratory Protection Program, Nosocomial Influenza Outbreak Policy, Employee Reporting and Monitoring – Influenza Like Illness, Musculo-Skeletal Injury Prevention & Ergonomic Equipment Program, and Infection Prevention and Control. (b) The Hospital agrees to support the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee and its Terms of Reference, Structure and Function.

Violence Prevention and Control. (a) Violence shall be defined as any incident in which a nurse is abused, threatened or assaulted during the course of their employment. It includes the application of force, threats with or without weapons and verbal abuse. The Employer Hospital agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of employees such incidents will not be condoned in the workplacecondoned. Any employee nurse who believes the situation they have been subjected to be abusive such incident shall complete an incident report and give it this to the immediate a supervisor who will make every reasonable effort to rectify the abusive situation. (b) The parties agree that if incidents involving aggressive client action occurHospital agrees to develop, such action will be recorded implement and reviewed at the Occupational Health maintain formalized policies and Safety Committee. The parties further agree that suitable subjects for discussion at the Labour Management Committee will include aggressive residents. (c) The Employer shall notify the Union within three days of any employee who allegedly has been assaulted while performing her or his work. The employee may choose to have her or his name remain confidential. Updated statistics on numbers of staff allegedly assaulted while performing work will be brought to each meeting of procedures updated and amended in consultation with the Joint Health and Safety Committee. (d) The Hospital, will consider a nurse’s request for reimbursement for damages incurred to the nurse’s personal property as a result of being assaulted while performing her work. Personal property includes eye glasses, ripped uniforms, personal clothing and watches up to a fifty dollars ($50.00) value, but excluding jewellery. (e) The hospital agrees to develop formalized policies and procedures in consultation with the joint health and safety committee Committee to deal with workplace violence. The policy will address the prevention of violence and the management of violent situations and support to nurses who have faced workplace violence. These policies and procedures shall be communicated to all nursesnurses and supervisors. (fc) The Hospital will report all incidents of violence to the Joint Health and Safety Committee for review. (gd) 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 thereafter as requiredper Hospital policy. (he) Critical incident stress debriefing The Hospital, with the nurse's consent, will inform the Union and the JHSC within three (3) days of any nurse who has been subjected to violence while performing their work. Such information shall be made available submitted in writing to nursesthe Union as soon as possible. For critical injuries the Employer will notify the JHSC and the Union immediately and in writing within forty-eight (48) hours. (f) The Hospital agrees that, where there is an identified risk of violence, it will make all reasonable efforts to ensure there is an adequate level of trained employees and personnel be present. The Hospital will also ensure there is an adequate number of well-trained personnel who will respond to all code whites and who can immobilize and detain/restrain a patient as needed. (g) The Hospital will provide for 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 their work.

Violence Prevention and Control. (a) The Employer agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of employees registered nurses will be condoned in the workplace. Any employee registered nurse who believes the situation to be abusive shall complete an incident report and give it this to the immediate supervisor who will make every reasonable effort to rectify the abusive situation. (b) The parties agree that if incidents involving an aggressive client patient or patient family action occur, such action will be recorded and reviewed at the Occupational Health and Safety Committee. The parties further agree Reasonable steps within the control of the Employer will follow to address the legitimate health and safety concerns of registered nurses presented in that suitable subjects for discussion at the Labour Management Committee will include aggressive residentsforum. (c) The Employer shall notify the Union within three days of any employee who allegedly has been assaulted while performing her or his work. The employee may choose to have her or his name remain confidential. Updated will provide updated statistics on numbers of staff allegedly assaulted while performing work and will be brought bring this list to each meeting of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. (d) The HospitalWhen an registered nurse, will consider a nurse’s request in the exercise of her or his functions, suffers damage to his/her person or his/her personal belongings (clothing, watch, glasses, contact lenses or other prosthesis) directly attributed to any assault, the Employer shall provide for reimbursement for damages incurred replacement or repair at no cost to the registered nurse’s personal property as a result of being assaulted while performing her work. Personal property includes eye glasses, ripped uniforms, personal clothing and watches up to a fifty dollars ($50.00) value, but excluding jewellery. (e) The hospital agrees to develop formalized policies and procedures in consultation with A registered nurse incident report must be completed at the joint health and safety committee to deal with workplace violencetime of the incident. The policy registered nurse will address present her or his claim to the prevention of violence and Employer within seven (7) days after the management of violent situations and support event, unless it was impossible for her or him to nurses who have faced workplace violence. These policies and procedures shall be communicated to all nursesdo so during this period. (f) The Hospital will report all incidents of violence to the Joint Health and Safety Committee for review. (g) 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 as required. (h) Critical incident stress debriefing shall be made available to nurses. (a) The Hospital, in consultation with the Joint Health and Safety Committee, agrees to develop, implement and amend as appropriate, policies, procedures and programs pertaining to the provision of a safe and healthy workplace. The aforementioned include, but are not limited to, Employee Violence in the Workplace Policy, Blood and/or Body Fluid Exposure Guidelines, Respiratory Protection Program, Nosocomial Influenza Outbreak Policy, Employee Reporting and Monitoring – Influenza Like Illness, Musculo-Skeletal Injury Prevention & Ergonomic Equipment Program, and Infection Prevention and Control. (b) The Hospital agrees to support the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee and its Terms of Reference, Structure and Function.