Violence & Harassment Prevention in the Workplace

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This course reviews Bill 168 which amended the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act to include responsibilities for addressing harassment, violence and domestic violence in the workplace.

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Which of the following statements defines workplace violence as per the Occupational Health and Safety Act?

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The exercise of a physical force by a person against a worker, in a workplace, that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker

An attempt to exercise physical force against a worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker

A statement or behaviour that it is reasonable for a worker to interpret as a threat to exercise physical force against the worker, in a workplace, that causes physical injury to the worker

All of the above

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True or False? Workplace violence includes domestic violence that could cause physical injury to a worker in a workplace.

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False

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When the person committing violence has no legitimate relationship to the workplace it is referred to as what type of violence?

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Type II - Customer/Client

Type III - Inside the workplace

Type I- Criminal Intent

Type IV - Personal Relationships

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Which of the following are considered risk factors for violence in the workplace?

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Working in community based settings

Handling Cash

Working alone or in small numbers

All of the above

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True or False – Workplace harassment is defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act as – engaging in a course of vexatious comments or conduct against a worker in a workplace that is known or ought reasonably to be known as unwelcome.

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True

False

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A clear example of workplace harassment would be:

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Speaking loudly to someone

Making offensive jokes by word or email

Asking co-workers to join you for lunch

Having lunch at your workstation

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