Employees have a role in keeping themselves and each other safe in the workplace.
Mental Health
Short-term mental health support is provided to CUPE 476 members and their families by Homewood Health and Wellness, accessible via web (Homewood Health), or phone (1-800-663-1142).
The first time you access Homewood Health, you will be asked for an invitation code, which is PRB451
For longer term mental health support, our health benefit plan includes $1500 per year for Psychologists, Clinical Counsellors, and Social Workers.
Further mental health resources are available to all Canadians from Wellness Together.
Workplace Violence
If you experience or witness a violent incident, you should immediately report the incident to your administrator, and CC the CUPE office. Keep a copy of the email, and/or journal the incident. It is important for you to have a record of the event that you control.
District Policy on Violence in the Workplace
Bullying and Harassment
Non-physical violence takes a toll on the mental and physical health of those affected. Allowing even minor bullying and harassment degrades the work environment and causes rifts in our community. It is important to take diminishing and degrading language seriously.
Injury
If you are hurt, take the time to report your injury. You have no way of knowing which bump, strain or scratch will develop into something that lands you in the hospital and loses you wages, and by that point, it will be nearly impossible to prove that it happened at work. Report every injury.
Hazards
Even if you aren't injured, reporting a workplace hazard can be an important step to protect your fellow workers. Just because you avoided injury doesn't mean the next person will be as lucky.
Emergencies
Familiarize yourself with your site's emergency procedures. Ask questions if you have them. Consider recent changes to room use and how they will affect application of the emergency procedures. During an emergency is the wrong time to learn the plan.