Are nonprofits non-compliant?
By Bill Hozy July 19, 2010 var addthis_pub=”charityvillage”; var addthis_options = ’email, facebook, twitter, delicious, digg, more’; If you’re an Ontario nonprofit organization and haven’t heard about Bill 168 — the amendments to the Health and Safety Act regarding workplace violence and harassment — chances are you aren’t in compliance with it yet. The deadline for compliance was June 15, yet many organizations I am in contact with assume that nonprofits are exempt, or that the policies they already have, cover it. Well, not exactly. All employers are required to comply with the provisions of Bill 168, including for-profit, nonprofit, public, or private sector, and yes, even government. There are fines of up to $500,000 and potential criminal prosecution if an incident occurs and your organization doesn’t have the pieces in place. Employers are accountable to assess the risks of violence occurring in their work places, putting policies and programs in place to address those risks, an
