Combined workplace harassment (including sexual harassment) and workplace violence policy, including a risk assessment component. ✅ Ontario: mandatory for ALL employers under OHSA Part III.0.1; must be in writing and posted once the workplace has 6 or more workers, and reviewed at least annually.
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WORKPLACE HARASSMENT & VIOLENCE PREVENTION POLICY
Employer legal name Province: Province Adopted: Policy adoption date
Employee headcount / posting requirement
PART A — WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
1. DEFINITION 1.1. Definition of workplace harassment (incl. sexual harassment) 1.2. This definition includes workplace sexual harassment.
2. HOW TO REPORT 2.1. Report to: Who to report to. 2.2. If the person you would otherwise report to is the alleged harasser, report instead to: Alternate reporting channel if the alleged harasser is the reporting manager.
3. INVESTIGATION 3.1. Investigation procedure 3.2. Target timeframe: Target investigation timeframe (days) days. ⚠️ Ontario: an investigation must be "appropriate in the circumstances" — an inspector may order an external investigator at the employer's expense if this is not met.
4. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NO REPRISAL 4.1. Confidentiality and no-reprisal statement
PART B — WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
5. RISK ASSESSMENT 5.1. Workplace violence risk assessment (by work area/task) 5.2. ⚠️ British Columbia: working-alone procedures are a separate, mandatory requirement under the OHS Regulation for staff working alone or in isolation (e.g. night-shift servers, a solo stylist), independent of this policy.
6. CONTROL MEASURES 6.1. Control measures (lighting, panic button, working-alone procedures)
7. INCIDENT RESPONSE 7.1. Incident report / call-for-help procedure
8. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 8.1. Where the Employer becomes aware that domestic violence may expose an employee to risk in the workplace, the Employer will take reasonable steps to protect that employee, consistent with its obligations under Province occupational health and safety legislation.
9. REVIEW 9.1. This policy will be reviewed at least annually. Next review: Next annual review date.
ADOPTED BY ______________ DATE Policy adoption date
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Ontario OHSA Part III.0.1: written policy required for all employers; must additionally be POSTED once the workplace has 6 or more workers
Night shifts, cash handling, and single-staff work (e.g. a lone stylist) are noted as elevated-risk areas
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