Lesson 1: Why this matters · 7 min
Explain why Ontario employers must prevent workplace harassment and violence.
Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.



What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.
Explain why Ontario employers must prevent workplace harassment and violence.
Define workplace harassment, workplace sexual harassment and workplace violence under the OHSA, incl. virtual conduct.
Distinguish harassment from reasonable management action.
Respond as a target or bystander, including domestic violence that may enter the workplace.
Report under our program, know how it is investigated, and use the right to refuse violent work.
(Supervisors) Handle reports and investigations as the program requires.
12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.
Based on: Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1 - s.1 definitions (workplace harassment, workplace sexual harass…