Significant revisions to the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act in 2018 made it obligatory for employers to investigate certain types of complaints. Licencing requirements under the Alberta Security Services and Investigators Act of 2010 have since been ignored by many self-proclaimed “workplace investigators”.
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Trauma Informed Interviewing
Workplace investigations into incidents or complaints require a delicate and sensitive approach, especially when dealing with individuals who have experienced trauma.
What is Domestic Violence?
You can’t tell if someone is abused by looking at them, bruises from abuse typically aren’t always visible …

2023 COS Top Women in Safety Awards
Linda Crockett has been recognized in the 2023 COS Top Women in Safety Awards.

On the Record: Academic Bullying
Episode 7 of On The Record features a conversation about academic bullying.

Surviving Academic Bullying: Stories and Resources for Targets
Academic abuse/harassment or 'Academic Bullying' is an issue of critical importance, both in terms of its prevalence and increasing efforts to identify, address and mitigate its effects.
Breaking the Silence Around Academic Harassment
An article by Susanne Tauber, Nancy F. Oliveri, Dora Kostakopoulou and Morteza Mahmoudi published in FEBS PRESS in 2022.
Undoing Gender in Academia: Personal Reflections onEqual Opportunity Schemes
An article written by Susanne Täuber and published in the Journal of Management Studies in December 2020.

On the Record: The Doctors Speak Out
Episode 6 of On The Record features personal stories from doctors.
Why Workplace Harassment and Bullying is a Safety Issue
Failure to address issue is akin to death by a thousand cuts, specialist tells COS.