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WORKPLACE HARASSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
Introduction
To help employers and workers understand the workplace harassment provisions in the OHSA,
a number of tools have been prepared, including this harassment survey tool. The questionnaire
tool is part of the Workplace Health and Safety Systems Partners WHSSP Workplace Harassment
Tool Kit, and is a voluntary tool for workplaces to consider using.
The fact that you are reviewing this tool means that you are already ahead of the curve. Even if
you decide not to administer this questionnaire, the fact that you are looking into it and weighing
its usefulness means that you value your staff and understand that a harassment-free workplace
is a more productive and happier place.
The Ministry of Labour has issued a Code of Practice to address workplace harassment under
Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). The Code was created specifically to
help employers meet their obligations under the OHSA with respect to workplace harassment.
Also available through the Ministry of Labour is a resource document, Workplace Violence
and Harassment: Understanding the Law. Both of these resources can assist employers better
understand and take steps to comply with OHSA requirements.
This questionnaire has been designed to help with:
Understanding harassment in your workplace,
Establishing a baseline, for use in future comparisons,
Conducting an annual check-up against the original baseline, to see if your workplace policy
and program are working, and/or
Gathering information that can be used to improve your workplace's program.
This questionnaire will give you information for policy and program development, and for
decision-making.
Preserving the confidentiality of the individual responses is extremely important if you want staff
to trust your process.
In the spirit of collaboration, you may consider sharing the overall anonymized results with your
joint health and safety committee or health and safety representative.
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