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Health promotion / wellness / psychosocial |
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Offers a series of information on workplace health issues including stress, work-life balance, violence in the workplace, substance abuse and bullying. |
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Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) |
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Violence in the workplace prevention guide |
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Describes a pocket-size guide about violence in the workplace and its prevention. The guide outlines how to develop a workplace violence prevention program and presents specific prevention tips on workplace and work-related travel situations. Includes ordering information. |
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Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) |
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Take care: how to develop and implement a workplace violence program |
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Offers guidance to businesses on how to develop and implement a program to prevent violence in the workplace. Reviews regulation, risk assessment, basic elements of a violence prevention program, procedures for preventing violence, and offers sample documents. |
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Source: Workers' Compensation Board of BC (WCB) |
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Violence in the workplace |
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Answers questions on workplace violence, including physical, verbal, and sexual violence. Topics covered include work-related factors that increase the risk of violence, occupational groups most at risk, how to assess the risk of violence in a particular workplace, and measures to prevent workplace violence. |
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Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) |
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What is workplace violence? |
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Answers questions on workplace violence, examples of preventative measures employees can take, and how employers can develop a workplace violence prevention policy. Prepared by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. |
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Source: Canadian Health Network (CHN) |
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Workplace learnings about woman abuse: a guide for change II |
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Identifies common challenges organizations have faced in making woman abuse a workplace issue, including reaching out to women of diverse groups, facilitating the involvement of men, and creating a workplace initiative on woman abuse. |
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Source: National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV) |
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Bullying in the workplace |
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Looks at the issues of bullying in the workplace including psychological violence, the effects of bullying, typical perpetrators and targets, prevention and the advantages of workplace policies.
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Source: Canada Safety Council |
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Bullying in the workplace |
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Answers questions on workplace bullying and its effects on the worker and the workplace. Offers examples of bullying and suggestions on what can be done if a worker feels bullied, or subjected to any form of harassment. Describes what the employer can do, and what’s involved in a workplace violence prevention program. |
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Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) |
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Best practices for workplace promotion of violence prevention |
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Offers a resource package for workplace education on violence prevention. Describes key components of a best practice model, and discusses related issues. Includes directory of emergency services for Prince Edward Island. |
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Source: Government of Prince Edward Island |
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Improving work organization to reduce injury and illness: social services, stress, violence and workload |
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Discusses factors which contribute to injuries, stress, and health problems for social service workers. Reports on the rates of overwork, burnout, exposure to violence, and bullying in the workplace and recommends methods to improve health and safety. |
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Source: McMaster University, Faculty of Social Sciences |
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Workplace harassment and violence |
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Offers a definition, shares accounts of workplace harassment and violence, and discusses its effects on victims. Makes recommendations for reducing the risk and for providing women with support and legal remedies if they are harassed.
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Source: Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children |
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Family violence: it's your business (a workplace toolkit) |
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Provides information and resources for employers, unions and employees for recognizing and responding to family violence situations that enter the workplace. Includes messages, sample policies and safety plans, and a directory of services available to residents of New Brunswick. |
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Source: New Brunswick Family Violence and the Workplace Committee |
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Domestic violence prevention: a workplace initiative: resource guide for employers |
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Discusses strategies for addressing domestic violence concerns in the workplace. Reviews the use of employee assistance programs, strategies for small businesses, and the importance of engaging community agencies. Includes a list of domestic violence resources for Manitoba residents. |
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Source: Manitoba Women's Directorate |
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Workplace anti-stress guide |
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Describes the causes and effects of workplace stress and outlines personal and organizational strategies for its prevention and reduction. |
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Source: Hospital Employees' Union |
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