Common use of Violence Prevention and Control Clause in Contracts

Violence Prevention and Control. (a) The Hospital agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of nurses will be condoned in the workplace. A nurse who believes the situation to be abusive shall report this to their immediate supervisor who will make every effort to rectify the abusive situation. (b) The Hospital, with the nurse’s consent, will inform the Association within three (3) days of any nurse who has been assaulted while performing their work. Such information shall be submitted in writing to the Association as soon as possible. (c) The Hospital will consider requests 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. (a) The hospital in consultation with the Multi Workplace Joint Health and Safety Committee agrees to develop and implement policies, procedures and programs pertaining to the provision of a safe and healthy workplace. (b) The Hospital agrees to support the Multi-Workplace Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee and its Terms of Reference, Structure and Function. (c) Critical incident stress debriefing shall be made available to nurses.

Violence Prevention and Control. (a) The Hospital agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of nurses will be condoned in the workplace. A nurse who believes the situation to be abusive shall report this to their her/his immediate supervisor who will make every effort to rectify the abusive situation. (b) The Hospital, with the nurse’s consent, will inform the Association within three (3) days of any nurse who has been assaulted while performing their her work. Such information shall be submitted in writing to the Association as soon as possible. (c) The Hospital will consider requests 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 her work. (a) The hospital in consultation with the Multi Workplace Joint Health and Safety Committee agrees to develop and implement policies, procedures and programs pertaining to the provision of a safe and healthy workplace. (b) The Hospital agrees to support the Multi-Workplace Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee and its Terms of Reference, Structure and Function. (c) Critical incident stress debriefing shall be made available to nurses.