New OSH regs in Canada cover “harassment,” workplace violence
New occupational safety and health regulations that went into effect last month in Canada’s Northwest Territories include a section on "Harassment" that regulates comments or conduct towards others at a worksite. Workers are prohibited from conducting themselves in ways that they know (or ought to reasonably know) are unwelcome by another worker or is a threat to the health or safety of other workers at a work site.
What constitutes harassment is spelled out in the rule – although it is fairly broad: comments, displays, action or gestures that are harmful to worker health or safety.