[...] the introduction of Bill 168 in Canada, the issue of workplace safety regarding violence has been a hot topic as of late. The incident between Arenas and Crittenton and the manner in which the NBA dealt with it is a good [...]

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The violence and harassment prevention rules found in OHSA seem to be broad enough to include employers, customers, patients, co-workers, visitors, and domestic partners as long as the potential for violent or harassing behaviours or incidents are encountered at the workplace or in a workplace context.

As for the domestic violence question, I would suggest you read the blog post titled Addressing domestic violence in the workplace – some insights and the HRID article it links to. It was published on January 11, 2010.

The Act places responsibilities not just on employers but on employees and supervisors, that is what we call the Internal Responsibility System (IRS). The IRS gives everyone within a company direct responsibility for health and safety as an essential part of his or her job. In the Act, a supervisor means a person who has charge of a workplace or authority over workers (one or more). Supervisors have specific duties, responsibilities and potential liabilities under OHSA.

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(2)How far-reaching is the “domestic violence” part? If an employee comes to work with a black eye, do I need to investigate if the cause was domestic violence and take precautionary measures? What if the employee considered this a privacy violation by the supervisor?

(3)The Act places responsibility on the employer. In big companies, HR Policies are not set by local supervisors but they come from National or International Headquarters.
If I was a supervisor in Ontario, would I be held personally accountable if my employer was found not in compliance with the Act?

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