Ministry of Labour releases video featuring two inspectors discussing compliance with province's new workplace violence and harassment legislation
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour has released a video to help employers understand their responsibilities under Bill 168, Ontario’s new workplace violence and harassment legislation.
In the video (scroll down to view it), two Ministry of Labour inspectors — Debbie Pravlochack, an industrial inspector and health care lead, and Kevin Brown, an occupational health and safety inspector with the construction program — talk about the new legislation including:
•definitions of workplace violence and harassment
•conditions that put workers at high risk
•what happens when inspectors arrive on site, and what they’re looking for.
Bill 168 comes into force next week — June 15, 2010. To get your copy of the Bill 168 Implementation Guide, published by the editors of Consult Carswell, visit www.carswell.com/description.asp?docid=6606
