H.E.A.R.T.™ Program
Response to Workplace Violence and Harassment Legislation (Ontario Bill 168)
Bizassessments H.E.A.R.T.™ ( Harassment Education Advisory Response Team ) Program sets an industry standard for the highest level of effective and comprehensive response to the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA): Violence and Harassment in the Workplace legislation (Bill 168).
While previously the OHSA focused exclusively on physical safety concerns, the addition of Bill 168 incorporated psychological hazards such as threats of violence, harassment, domestic violence in the workplace, duty to warn, etc.
Harassment, bullying and violence create psychological hazards that require expertise in interpersonal and behavioral challenges. Violence and Harassment are not standard “hard hat” Health and Safety concerns, but “soft skill” disturbances that interfere with the emotional and interpersonal safety of your workforce.
Our Bizassessments team is uniquely qualified to facilitate the most effective implementation of this legislation with the greatest positive impact on the organization. A multi-disciplinary team of experts, we incorporate psychological, behavioural, legal, business, human resources and health and safety perspectives in our H.E.A.R.T.™ programs, assessments and training.
Bizassessments’ consultants are experienced specialists in the legislation, policies, measures, procedures, protocols and prevention initiatives enabling your company to successfully prevent, manage and respond to incidents of harassment and violence.
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It contains everything you need to build a safe and respectful workplace
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Employee Violence and Harassment Survey
Identifies risks of bullying, harassment and violence in your workplace.
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Employee H.E.A.R.T.™ Training
Employee, Leadership and HEART™ member training packages available.
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H.E.A.R.T.™ Certification Program
Companies who implement our HEART™ Program are certified as achieving a superior response to the legislation and setting the highest standards of respectful workplace communication and behaviour.
To be a H.E.A.R.T.™ certified employer you need to:
- Conduct OHSA recommended confidential employee risk assessment: Violence and Harassment in the Workplace
- Create and train a multi-disciplinary H.E.A.R.T.™ team
- Implement H.E.A.R.T.™ policies, measures, procedures and prevention programs
- Train all your employees
H.E.A.R.T.™ TRAINING
Half day employee information interactive Seminar
Provides employees with:
- Information on workplace harassment and violence
- Understanding of the OHSA legislation, including terms and definitions
- Discussion of scenarios and solutions
Full day H.E.A.R.T.™ team member training
Complete understanding of:
- Legislation
- Terms and definitions
- Recommended surveys and forms
- How to set up a H.E.A.R.T.™ team
- Roles and responsibilities
- What to do when an incident of harassment or violence is reported
- How to conduct investigations
- How to reach a judgement
- Actions following a judgement
- Handouts for the accused
- Handouts for the victim/complainant
- Safety protocols
- Creating a prevention plan
Psycho-Legal Assessments
Often incidents of bullying, harassment or violence take companies and/or individuals into the court room.
Bizassessments provides thorough psychological assessments and reports that can support an individual’s claim around traumatic injuries due to bullying, harassment or violence in the workplace.
Bizassessments can also support companies who may feel they have been wrongfully charged regarding an incident of violence and harassment by offering assessments and reports to demonstrate the company’s appropriate standards and responsiveness to bullying, harassment and violence in the workplace.
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Learn more about OHSA: Workplace Violence and Harassment (Bill 168)
Since June, 2010, Bill 168 of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) requires an employer to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect a worker against violence and harassment in the workplace. Bizassessments Harassment Education Advisory Response Team H.E.A.R.T.™ helps you develop the policies, measures and procedures required to protect against violence and harassment in the workplace.
Violence and harassment in the workplace are very sensitive issues that contribute to:
- Personal injury
- Job loss and dissatisfaction
- Increased disability leave
- Lowered productivity
- Reduced ambition for advancement
- Stunted professional development
- Lowered morale
- Decreased feelings of security and safety
- Employee ineffectiveness/inefficiency
