Violence at Work - Second Edition (ILO, 2000, 192 p.): PART II: RESPONDING TO VIOLENCE AT WORK: Chapter 4. Legislative and regulatory interventions: Specific measures against violence at work: Specific risk factors: Working alone

Violence at Work - Second Edition (ILO, 2000, 192 p.)

PART II: RESPONDING TO VIOLENCE AT WORK

Chapter 4. Legislative and regulatory interventions

Specific measures against violence at work

		(introduction...)
		Specific risk factors: Working alone
		Occupations particularly at risk: Health care and social service workers
		Special types of violence: Sexual harassment
		Encouraging action against violence
		Collective agreements on violence at work
		From intervention to action

Specific risk factors: Working alone

The Canadian Labour Code addresses a particular risk factor for violence created by the organization of work, that of working alone. It provides that:

It remains the responsibility of the employer to ensure the safety and health of every employee at work. Through discussion with the safety and health committees, the affected worker(s), and examination of the work site, many different alternatives may be found to be available to ensure that the solitary worker would not be placed in a situation of undue risk, by virtue of their solitude.³³

³³ Canadian Labour Code, 1966, as amended up to 23 June 1993 (Revised Statutes of Canada, Ch. 42, 1993).