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Scheduled on March 26 and again on March 29 by MFL Occupational Health Centre in Winnipeg.
Winnipeg (8 March 2010) - Workplace violence is a growing and serious problem in Manitoba workplaces. As of 2007 a new workplace health and safety law that deals with violence is in place. Workplaces now need to identify and assess the risk for violence in their workplace and develop a workplace violence policy.
In keeping with these changes, the MFL Occupational Health Centre in Winnipeg is sponsoring a free training workshop entitled Workplace Violence Prevention Training on Friday, March 26 from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held a second time on Monday, March 29.
Topics will include What is workplace violence?, The Consequences of workplace violence on individual workers and their workplace and Risk factors for workplace violence. The workshop will explore ways to eliminate or reduce the risk of workplace violence. It is primarily designed for managers, supervisors and members of joint health and safety committees.
The registration form for the workshop can be downloaded at this address from the website of the Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union (MGEU/NUPGE). It is also available on the MFL Occupational Health Centre website. Space is limited. If you are interested, register early.
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