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Policy 0024
Workplace Violence Prevention
Policy
Department:
Corporate Services
Division:
Human Resources
Section/Function:
N/A
Approval Level:
Council
Effective Date:
2019-09-05
Revision #:
2
1.0
Purpose
1.1.
To promote and maintain a work environment free from Workplace Violence in
accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
2.0
Application
2.1.
This Policy applies to all City of Peterborough employees, volunteers, co-op students,
interns, contract staff, elected officials and appointees acting on behalf of the City,
customers and those who work for a contractor who conducts business with the City.
2.2.
This is the companion Policy to the City of Peterborough's Workplace Discrimination
and Harassment Policy which addresses conduct that is not covered by the definition of
Workplace Violence but that demeans, embarrasses, humiliates or is know, or ought to
be know to be unwelcome.
3.0
Definitions/Acronyms
City - The Corporation of the City of Peterborough, its employees, elected officials, advisory
committees, agencies, boards and commissions.
Workplace Violence - In this Policy, workplace violence incudes but is not limited to the
following:
a) The use of physical force against or by a worker that causes or could cause physical
injury. This includes, but is not limited to, physical acts such as punching, hitting,
kicking, pushing, damaging property or throwing objects;
b) The attempted use of physical force against or by a worker that could cause physical
injury; or
c) An action or statement (or series of actions or statements) reasonably believed to be a
threat of physical harm or as a threat to safety or security in the Workplace.
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Workplace - All locations where business or social activities of the City of Peterborough are
conducted.
4.0
Policy Statement(s)
4.1.
The City of Peterborough values the health and safety of its employees and is
committed to providing a safe and healthy Workplace free from actual, attempted or
threatened violence.
4.2.
The City of Peterborough recognizes that Workplace Violence is a health and safety
and human resources issue and will take reasonable precautions to prevent Workplace
Violence and to protect employees at the Workplace.
4.3.
The City of Peterborough will ensure this Policy and the supporting Procedure are
implemented and maintained and that all employees and supervisors have the
appropriate information and instruction to protect them from violence in the Workplace.
4.4.
The City of Peterborough shall investigate and deal with all incidents and complaints of
Workplace Violence in a fair and timely manner, respecting the privacy of all concerned
as much as possible.
4.5.
The City of Peterborough will not tolerate incidents of Workplace Violence perpetrated
against or by any employee, customer, vendor, contractor, visitor or any other person at
a City of Peterborough Workplace or involved in City of Peterborough business, and
where a claim of such action has been proven, disciplinary action will be taken up to
and including termination.
5.0
Appendix, Related Documents & Links
Note: All references refer to the current version, as may be amended from time to time.
5.1.
Pertinent Resources:
- Occupational Health and Safety Act
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90o01
- Report CPHR10-005 - Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Policy/Workplace
Violence Prevention Policy
- Committee of the Whole Report No. 12 of a meeting of May 17, 2010
- Minutes of the City Council Meeting of May 25, 2010
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5.2.
Related Policies:
- Occupational Health and Safety Policy
- Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Policy
- Code of Conduct
5.3.
Related Procedures:
- Workplace Violence Prevention Procedure
- Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedure
5.4.
Related Forms:
- N/A
5.5.
Miscellaneous:
- N/A
6.0
Amendments/Reviews
Date
(yyyy-mm-dd)
Section #
Amended
Comments
2010-05-17
N/A
Committee of the Whole Report No. 12 of a Meeting of May 17,
2010 recommending that:
-
The Workplace Violence Prevention Policy in Report
CPHR10-005 be approved; and
-
The Workplace Violence Policy dated November 2004
that was approved by Council on December 13, 2004
through Report HR04-005 dated December 6, 2004 be
rescinded.
2010-05-25
N/A
City Council approved Item 2 of Committee of the Whole Report
No. 12 of a Meeting of May 17, 2010 (refer to the
recommendations immediately above).
2013-01-01
N/A
Revision #1 - No changes were made to the content of the
Policy. Policy was revised to move to new Policy Template (i.e.
Policy Statements moved to Section 2.0, Application moved to
Section 3.0, Definitions moved to Section 4.0) and to move to
new protocol for showing defined terms (i.e capitalizing the first
letters).
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Date
(yyyy-mm-dd)
Section #
Amended
Comments
2013-05-08
N/A
Review of Policy completed by HR - no changes required, Next
Review Date set for 2015.
2015-04-01
N/A
Review of Policy completed by HR. No changes required.
Effective date of Policy amended to reflect review even through
no changes made to Policy. This is to demonstrate compliance
with Ministry of Labour requirements to complete annual
reviews. Next Review Date set for 2016.
2017-07-17
N/A
Review of Policy completed by HR. No changes required.
Effective date updated. Next review date set for 2018.
2018-07-05
N/A
Review of Policy completed by HR. No amendments required.
Effective date update. Next review date set for 2019.
2019-09-05
N/A
Review of Policy completed by HR. No amendments required.
Effective date updated. Next review date set for 2020.
2021-12-01
N/A
Revision #2 - No changes were made to the content of the
Policy. Policy moved to updated Policy Template; (Section 2.0
moved to Section 4.0, Section 3.0 moved to Section 2.0, Section
4.0 moved to Section 3.0). Links in Section 5.1 - Pertinent
Resources have been updated. Policy document format has
been updated to become compliant with the Accessibility for
Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Regulation 191/11
Integrated Accessibility Standards.
Next Review Date:
2019-01-01