Violence & Harassment

Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), workplace violence means:

• The exercise of 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; and
• A statement or behavior that it is reasonable for a worker to interpret as a threat to exercise physical force against the worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker. 

Resources:

• Violence in Schools and the Work Refusal Process.pdf (149.95 KB)
• Addressing Violence Classroom.pdf
• ETFO Action on Violence in Schools - Poster.pdf
• ETFO Action on Violence in Schools - Glossary.pdf
• ETFO Action on Violence in Schools - Brochure.pdf
• ETFO Violence in Schools Poster.pdf
• Bill 168 Protects Educational Personnel from Violence and Harassment in the Workplace.pdf
• Workplace Violence in School Boards - A Guide to the Law.pdf
• Student Dysregulation and Violence.pdf (171.81 KB)
• Workplace Harassment and Sexual Harassment.pdf (330.43 KB)

See addtional resources about work refusal