Creating a Safe Workplace (Ontario)

Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to: 

• Describe the characteristics of a respectful workplace; 
• Identify appropriate and inappropriate workplace behaviours; 
• Respond effectively to situations involving inappropriate workplace behaviours; 
• List the prohibited grounds for harassment identified by the Ontario Human Rights Act; 
• Know the definition of workplace harassment found in Ontario’s OHSA; 
• Explain the employer requirements of the OHSA with regard to protecting workers from workplace harassment; 
• Define workplace violence and describe the many types of behaviour that may constitute workplace violence; 
• Identify workplace activities and occupations which may place a worker at an increased risk of violence; 
• Explain the legal responsibilities of the employer, with regard to workplace violence; 
• Understand the importance of conducting a workplace violence risk assessment; 
• Recognize that Ontario’s OHSA requires employers to extend workplace violence  protections to include domestic violence; and 
• Understand the circumstances in which an employer is required to share information about a person with a history of violent behaviour with other workers.