Effective date: May 1, 2024
Application: Applies to all WCB staff, contractors, students and volunteers and WCB customers.
Policy subject: Safety and prevention
Purpose:
To establish WCB’s commitment to prevent and respond to workplace violence.
Workplace Violence as defined by The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 means the attempted, threatened or actual conduct of a person that causes or is likely to cause injury and includes any threatening statement or behavior that gives a worker reasonable cause to believe the worker is at risk of injury.
The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013
Sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 25
The Criminal Code (Canada)
Sections 217.1
The Saskatchewan Employment Act
Sections 3-8, 3-21(1)
The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020
Section 3-26
POL 09/2010 Safety and Security - Workplace
ADM PRO 01/2016 Security of Premises and Property
ADM PRO 03/2016 Meeting After Hours ADM PRO 07/2024 WCB Workplace Violence Prevention
ADM PRO 05/2016 Staff Safety - Workplace
ADM PRO 06/2016 Audio and Video – Monitoring and Recording
Respectful Workplace Policy