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Restraints Used on One in Four Psychiatric Patients

August 29, 2011

in Health Care,In the News,Mental Health

According to a recent article on the CBC News website, restraints are used on one in four people in Ontario mental health wards.

The restraints being used include straps, sedative drugs, and other methods.   

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Advocates Worry About Reduction of Physical Restraint Reporting

August 4, 2010

in Education,In the News

Children’s advocates in Ontario are protesting a provincial commission’s recommendation to limit the number of reports filed on controversial physical restraint of children, according to an article in the Toronto Star. The commission recommends reports are filed only if the restraint causes an abuse allegation, injury, or death.

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Canadian Fire Departments Assess Impact of Ontario Bill 168

May 27, 2010

in Human Services,In the News

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.

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Ontario Bill 168 and Training

March 25, 2010

in Education,Health Care,Human Services,In the News,Mental Health

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.

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