Product Description

Watch the insightful session on workplace violence prevention from CCOHS Forum III: Leading Workplace Change.

Workplace violence, although not epidemic, can no longer be ignored within the Canadian workplace - particularly within the service industries such as health, education and retail. Increasingly, employers and unions are voicing their concern over an escalating trend in workplace aggression and other forms of aggression can jeopardize workplace health and safety. Legislators and the courts are now turning their attention to this troubling and complex issue as signaled by the introduction of regulations at the federal level and enhancements made to provincial occupational health and safety legislation throughout Canada.

This session presents an overview of the hazards of violence in the workplace, outlines preventive measures to reduce the potential for violence, and suggests how workplaces can apply leadership to prevent violence in the workplace. Plus, you’ll learn about Canadian workplace trends regarding workplace violence and psychological harassment, and walk away with insights to establish a comprehensive prevention program that meets your legal and regulatory obligations.

Who should watch

• Health and safety professionals
• Industrial hygienists
• Human resources professionals
• Managers, supervisors and business owners
• Health and safety representatives
• Anyone with health and safety responsibilities

Length: 1.5 hours

About the Webcast

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You’ll see video of the speaker, along with his or her slides, synchronized to the presentation. You’ll hear the presentation through your computer's speakers or headphones – no microphone or telephone is required. And if you want, you can print out the slides and follow along.

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About the Presenters

Glenn French is the President of the Canadian Initiative on Workplace Violence. Within the mental health field, Mr. French has held many senior administrative and clinical positions within both the private and public sectors. He has been retained by many of Canada's leading organizations interested in the wellbeing of their employees and is a sought after speaker by both labour and management groups in both Canada and the United States. Mr. French and the Canadian Initiative have also been showcased in many national print and electronic news media. 2008, he was invited to address the 9th Global Conference on Occupational Health and Safety held in Merida, Mexico where he tabled his paper «Towards a Global Standard for Workplace Conduct».

Anthony Pizzino is the National Director of Research, Job Evaluation and Health and Safety for Canada’s largest union, the 590,000 member Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). For the past nineteen years, he has provided advice to members, researched and written extensively on a wide range of workplace issues and hazards affecting workers. Anthony represents organized labour on a number of health and safety regulatory and standard setting committees. He is a labour member of the federal Human Resources and Skills Development Department’s (HRSDC) OSH Regulatory Review Committee, an executive member of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Steering Committee on Occupational Health and Safety, a Director of the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers and a former Governor in Council for CCOHS. He represents CUPE and the Canadian Labour Congress on standards development working groups and federal government committees developing occupational health and safety regulations under the federal Canada Labour Code (Part II).

Check out all the Forum III sessions available via on-demand webcast

• Leading @ the Speed of Change - Jim Clemmer
• Leadership Within the System – Dr. Julian Barling
• Panel Discussion: Employer and Labour Perspectives on Leadership and Responsibility – Frank Saunders, Cathy Walker
• Implementing Successful Participatory Ergonomic Programs: Opportunities and Challenges – Dr. Nancy Theberge
• Case Studies: Successful Implementation of Participatory Ergonomics – Dan Dubblestyne, Wyatt Clark