Ontario issues about 1,100 orders associated with Bill 168

safety-reporter.com Jun 22, 2011   Province investigates more than 1,000 complaints about workplace harassment   In the year after Ontario passed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act to address workplace violence and harassment, the province has issued about 1,100 orders related to the new legislation, according to the ministry of labour. The legislation requires employers to assess workplace violence risks and develop workplace violence and harassment policies and programs. From June 15, 2010 to March 31, 2011, ministry of labour inspectors investigated more than 400 complaints involving workplace violence and issued about 600 orders associated with the new legislation. They also investigated more than 1,000 complaints involving workplace harassment. Altogether, they issued about 1,100 orders associated with the new law.