Management of Occupational Health and Safety

Running head: WORKPLACE BULLYING 1
Workplace Bullying
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WORKPLACE BULLYING 2
Workplace bullying is well known as a persistent mistreatment pattern from other
individuals in the place of work that sequentially causes either emotional or physical harm. It
could include tactics like verbal, physical, nonverbal and humiliation. It is in this order that there
was need to enact Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act. Regarding this, the report aims to
exploring slightly on the Act, psychosocial hazard, outcomes and interventions in the place of
work.
Research on the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act
According to the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act (2017), the purpose for its
formation was to promote and maintain highest degree of workers’ physical, psychological and
social wellbeing. Also, it specifically intended to help protect workers from conditions and
factors that would adversely interfere with their health and safety. The section of the act that
addresses the investigation on workplace bullying allegations is section 3 part 1 under
obligations of work. It is the responsibility of the occupational Health and safety officer because
they are well versed with the act and the requirements of the work place towards employees.
According to the act, Human resource professional and/ or occupational health and safety officer
would carefully ensure that the workers get the treatment they deserve. Sometimes, if the
responsibility is left for the employers, they end up doing or making decisions that would favor
them or those that they are in good relationship with while infringing on their fellow employees.
Psychosocial Hazard
Workplace bullying is well known as a persistent mistreatment pattern from other
individuals in the place of work that sequentially causes either emotional or physical harm. There
is need to address work place bullying because it affects not only the performance of the