Prevent harassment and violence. Learn essential skills to build a respectful culture where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to act.
Build a safer, healthier workplace by understanding and preventing harassment and violence. This course, "Respectful Workplace: Harassment and Violence Prevention," explores the critical role of every individual under Occupational Health and Safety legislation in creating a psychologically safe and respectful environment.
You will learn to recognize the signs and forms of workplace harassment and violence, understand legal requirements like Harassment and Violence Prevention Plans, and know how to report incidents effectively. Gain practical skills in risk assessment, prevention strategies, and how to support colleagues and the broader workplace during and after incidents. This course emphasizes shared responsibility, positive communication, and continuous improvement to foster a culture where everyone feels safe, valued, and respected.
Trainer | Mentor | Performance Driven | Hands-On Trouble Shooter
John Duplessis, B.Sc., CRSP, is a recognized leader in Occupational Health & Safety (OH\&S), dedicated to helping organizations build safer, more resilient workplaces. With over 30 years of experience in high-risk sectors—including oil & gas, construction, green energy, and manufacturing—John has built a reputation for translating complex safety legislation and standards into clear, practical strategies that drive measurable results. An internationally respected trainer and consultant, John has delivered programs across Canada and abroad on topics such as ISO 45001 implementation, incident investigation, safety leadership, and building strong safety cultures. His approach emphasizes leadership at every level—engaging executives, supervisors, and front-line workers alike—to foster systems that balance top-down accountability with bottom-up input. John’s career includes senior safety roles in major energy and construction firms, as well as decades of consulting, auditing, and mentoring.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.
