Harassment and Violence Prevention for Designated Recipients and Employers

Description

This new e-course features an improved look and functionality to enrich your learning experience.

It is the employer’s duty to provide a healthy and safe workplace for all employees. As such, employers have the duty to investigate, record, and report all accidents, including occurrences of harassment and violence.

This course is intended for designated recipients and employers in federally regulated work places. It discusses the specific duties of the employer, including policy development, investigation techniques, processes, and program evaluation and the role of the designated recipient. It will help you apply the Canada Labour Code, Part II, including the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations so you can be prepared to prevent and respond to harassment and violence in your work place.

Note: By buying this course you do NOT need to buy Harassment and Violence Prevention for Employees or Harassment and Violence Prevention for Managers and Committees/Representatives. This course includes the content from those two courses.

Topics include:

• All content found in Harassment and Violence Prevention for Employees
• All content found in Harassment and Violence Prevention for Managers and Committees/Representatives
• Policy development and program implementation review
• Assessment, including hazard identification and risk assessment
• Role of designated recipient
• Human rights
• Response and resolution
• Program evaluation, record keeping and reporting

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

• Explain the role the designated recipient and employer in addressing harassment and violence
• Carry out your responsibilities in accordance with the Canada Labour Code, Part II including the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations
• Understand the importance of appropriate techniques for an effective discussion
• Explain the exchange of information that must take place when an investigation occurs
• Understand the role and importance of reporting in program evaluation

Average time to complete this course is 180 minutes.

Target Audience

Employers and designated recipients of federally-regulated businesses and organizations.

Harassment and Violence Prevention for Employees helps workers understand harassment and violence in federally regulated work places, so they can learn how to minimize and prevent it.

Harassment and Violence Prevention for Managers and Committees/Representatives is intended for work place representatives, such as supervisors, managers, and committee members. It provides an overview of the responsibilities and duties of work place representatives in preventing harassment and violence in federally regulated work places.

Prerequisite

None

Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of the course and passing a final, multiple-choice exam, learners will be able to print a certificate of completion.

System Requirements

This course is delivered online. View the minimum system requirements to take this course.

Review Process

CCOHS courses are unique in that they are developed by subject specialists in the field, and reviewed by representatives from labour, employers and government to ensure the content and approach are unbiased and credible.