Appendix B: Applicable legislation, publications and resources

Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD)

• A Guide to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Guide for Health and Safety Committees and Representatives
• Reprisals
• Workplace Violence and Harassment – Understanding the Law
• MLITSD Code of Practice to address workplace harassment
• Health and Safety Contact Centre
• Who is a Supervisor under the Occupational Health and Safety Act?
• Health and Safety Awareness Training for Workers and Supervisors
• Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Ontario Reg. 420/21: Notices and Reports under Sections 51 to 53.1 of the OHSA
• Regulation 857 – Teachers

Ministry of Education

• Caring and Safe Schools in Ontario, 2010
• Education Act
• Guidelines For Educational Programs for Students In Government Approved Care and/or Treatment, Custody and Correctional Facilities
• Policy/Program Memoranda:
  • PPM 120 – Reporting Violent Incidents to the Ministry of Education, 2011.
  • PPM 144 – Bullying Prevention and Intervention
  • PPM 145 – Progressive Discipline and Promoting Positive Student Behaviour
• Provincial Model for a Local Police/School Board Protocol
• Publicly funded School Boards in Ontario
• Regulation 472/07, Behaviour, Discipline and Safety of Pupils

Additional resources

• A Guide to Ontario Legislation Covering the Release of Students' Personal Information.
• Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario MOU Task Force on Health and Safety Report and Recommendations
• Public Services Health and Safety Association – Workplace Violence in Education
• Freedom of information and privacy legislation:
  • Canada's Privacy Act
  • Ontario's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
  • Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
• The Ontario Human Rights Code
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997
• WSIB Reporting Website