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QUESTION
For which of the following acts would a company be justified in disciplining a worker? (Hint: There may be more than one correct answer.)

Refusing to answer questions as part of an internal investigation of a fatal safety incident involving …

Conducting hazard assessments is a fundamental requirement of Ontario Bill 168 and other Canadian workplace violence laws. Hazard assessments are the bread and butter of a safety coordinator’s job. But assessing the risk of violence is a lot different from assessing physical and mechanical hazards, …

Here’s what the OHS law in your jurisdiction say about workplace violence risk assessments:
FEDERAL: Employer must assess the potential for workplace violence, using the factors identified under Sec. 20.4, by taking into account, at a minimum, the following: a) the nature of the work activities; …

Many jurisdictions publish guides and other resources on workplace violence that provide useful information on conducting violence risk assessments. Here are links to some of them:
FED: Guide to Violence Prevention in the Work Place

AB: Preventing Violence and Harassment at the Workplace
BC: A Workbook for …