EMPLOYEE NOTICE

On June 15, 2010 the Occupational Health and Safety Act is being amended to address issues of
violence and harassment in the workplace.
AFIMAC Canada remains committed to protecting our employees from workplace violence or
harassment. With recent employee input and reviews of current workplace safety and security,
our Policies and Procedures have been revised. These revisions are to make it clear to all
AFIMAC employees, workplace violence or harassment will not be tolerated.
Please find a copy of the above Policies attached. You are required to review the Policies, sign
this as acknowledgement and return it to your supervisor.
You should know that the new law makes some significant changes in what employers are
required to do to address potential harassment or violence in the workplace. The changes in the
law will impact on how all employers, including AFIMAC deal with certain employees personal
information.
First of all, employers are required to disclose information about anyone who has a history of
violent behaviour, and there is a worker who may come in contact with that person. This means
if we have an employee who has a history of violent behaviour we are now required to disclose
information (including personal information) about that employee to other workers who may
come in contact with that employee where there is any risk of violence. This means that no
employee should have an expectation that this type of information will be kept confidential, as
we will take all steps necessary to comply with the law.
As well, if there are situations of domestic violence which may create the risk of violence at the
workplace, we must take all necessary steps to protect workers, including but not limited to the
employee subjected to the domestic violence. Again, we will make every effort to protect
employee confidentiality, but our primary concern is ensuring all of our employees are safe. We
ask that you inform your Department Head or Management if you believe our workplace may be
at risk of violence as a result of domestic violence.
If you have any questions about the information in this Notice, or in the attached Policies, please
contact your Supervisor. Please sign and return this notice acknowledging that youve received
and read the new policies.
Name: __________________________
Signature: ________________________

Date: __________________________