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 his/her employment. It includes the application of force, threats with or without weapons and severe verbal abuse. Any nurse who believes he/she has been subjected to such incident shall complete an incident report. (b) The Hospital agrees to develop formalized policies and procedures in consultation with the Joint Health and Safety Committee to deal with workplace violence. These policies and procedures shall be communicated to all nurses. (c) The Hospital will report all incidents of violence to the Joint Health and Safety Committee for review.
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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 his/her their employment. It includes the application of force, threats with or without weapons and severe verbal abuse. Any nurse who believes he/she they has been subjected to such incident shall complete an incident report.
(b) The Hospital agrees to develop formalized policies and procedures in consultation with the Joint Health and Safety Committee to deal with workplace violence. These policies and procedures shall be communicated to all nurses.
(c) The Hospital will report all incidents of violence to the Joint Health and Safety Committee for review.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
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 his/her employment. It includes the application of force, threats with or without weapons and severe verbal abuse. Any nurse who believes he/she has been subjected to such incident shall complete an incident report.
(b) The Hospital agrees to develop formalized policies and procedures in consultation with the Joint Health and Safety Committee to deal with workplace violence. These policies and procedures shall be communicated to all nurses.
(c) The Hospital will report all incidents of violence to the Joint Health and Safety Committee for review.
d) The Hospital, with the nurse’s consent, will inform the Union within three
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Samples: Collective Agreement