Topic: Criminal Prosecution of Workplace Serious Injuries and Fatalities - What You Need to Know
Employers don’t hire stupid or suicidal workers, but that can be created with a dysfunctional safety culture. Enforcing the criminal code with serious workplace injuries and fatalities necessitates the need to think and operate differently.
This presentation will discuss the development of the protocol, convergence of progressive laws, and use of science to open the ‘black box’ of the corporate hierarchy within which corporate decision-makers decide on the priorities of the organization.
The Calgary Police Service is the first police force in Canada with a formal investigation protocol and training for investigators. The protocol was developed based on 35 years of research into causation of serious incidents and safety culture. The protocol is being converted into e-training accessible for Police Services, Crown Prosecutors and Regulators across Canada.
This protocol is not and has never been about putting people in jail. However, it can be an outcome if those that work in the industry fail to take it seriously. The use of the criminal code is designed to provide an additional deterrent effect. This means that organizational decision-makers who take shortcuts with safety that seriously impacts the lives of others will also face
Presently the opposite is true and there is considerable misinformation around workplace criminal enforcement with basic falsehoods:
The goal of using this protocol is better awareness, safety
Speaker: Robert B. Stewart BA, MSc, MBPsS Occupational Psychology