Danger from unstaffed control post not a normal condition of employment

Some level of danger is part of the job for correctional officers, but staffing control post full-time was a reasonable safety measure that should be made: Tribunal

The risk correctional officers face at an Alberta correctional institution caused by a control post only being staffed for part of the day is not a normal condition of employment and warranted an officer’s work refusal, the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Tribunal has ruled.

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