SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8 (kOOTENAY lAKE)board policy
POLICY: The Board of School Trustees recognizes the right of all employees to work in an environment free from violence. The Board is committed to protecting employees from incidents of violence in the workplace. It is the responsibility of all personnel to identify situations of risk so that appropriate planning for prevention, intervention and followup can be put in place. REGULATIONS: 1. Definition - Workplace Violence The attempt or actual exercise by a person of any physical force so as to cause injury to a worker and includes any threatening statement or behaviour which gives a worker reasonable cause to believe that the worker is at risk of injury. 2. Procedures for violence prevention will be in accordance with the District Health and Safety Manual. 3. The Joint District Health and Safety Committee will monitor health and safety hazards and make recommendations to the Board. 4. All records and incidents are to be treated in a confidential manner, in keeping with Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, as identified in the District Health and Safety Manual. 5. Supervisors/Principals are to review the policy and District Health and Safety Manual with all staff at the beginning of each school year. 6. Training information and materials are available from the Joint District Health and Safety Committee. 7. Provisions for dealing with violence between two (2) or more employees of the Board will be covered by Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, and/or terms of any Collective Agreement. 8. The Board will maintain additional policies which support violence prevention. |