harassment

Read the latest addition to the CPI article library, “Defining Workplace Bullying,” by Bill Badzmierowski, CPI’s Prepare Training® director of Instructor Services, about the many complicated factors that contribute to workplace bullying and harassment.

Read more: Read the Latest Addition to the CPI Article Library: “Defining Workplace Bullying”…

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Read the latest post in Workplace Violence Prevention: CPI’s Prepare Training® Blog, “What Can We Do About Workplace Bullying?,” about ways to address–but not give in–to workplace bullying.

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The Equality and Human Rights Commission released a report, “Hidden In Plain Sight,” [PDF] an inquiry into disability-related harassment. The report shows that harassment of people with disabilities is common, and includes case studies and recommendations on how to deal with the issue.

Read more: Equality and Human Rights Commission Publishes Report on Disability-Related Harassment…

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On its website, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) published a statement calling on social workers to speak out against harassment and bullying.

According to the statement, NASW policy “clearly addresses the importance of the social work profession to ensure a school’s culture is free of intimidation or behaviors that can be viewed as harassing to students—including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.”

Read more: NASW Asks Social Workers to Take Stance Against Bullying…

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Marin is the first California county to use a new software system that will link domestic violence records across the state. Twenty other counties will begin using the system by the end of the year.

Read more: California Launches Domestic Violence Registry…

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Ontario Bill 168 presents new rules on workplace violence and harassment, some of which are more potentially more complicated for Canadian fire departments, according to an article in the May 2010 issue of Firefighting in Canada.

Read more: Canadian Fire Departments Assess Impact of Ontario Bill 168…

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In a recent article in Canadian Occupation Safety Magazine, CPI’s Bill Badzmierowski was quoted with regards to the workplace violence and harassment training–

    “If someone gets in your face, your first impulse is to talk or hit back. But there are other things you can do and most people don’t know what they are. How close you stand to the person, your body language and facial expressions make a big difference. There are practical ways to train employees to defuse a situation and prevent its escalation.”

View “Bill 168 puts violence, harassment on OHS training agenda” in its entirety.

Read more: Ontario Bill 168 and Training…

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