The Government of New Brunswick has introduced draft legislation
which would amend the General Regulation 91-191, made under the
Occupational Health and Safety Act
("OHSA"), to include provisions respecting
workplace violence and workplace harassment. The deadline for the
public to provide feedback on the proposed law is May 16, 2018. If
passed, the amendments would take effect September 1,
2018.
The proposed amendments would require employers to establish a
written Code of Practice with respect to workplace violence and
harassment, to ensure the health and safety of its employees.
Similar to violence and harassment laws in most other Canadian
provinces, employers would be required to conduct a workplace
violence risk assessment and develop measures and procedures with
respect to incident reporting, investigation and summoning
immediate assistance. The Code of Practice would need to be
developed and implemented in consultation with joint committees and
reviewed
