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Dear (name of politician):

I am contacting you as my provincial representative because I’m very concerned about the lack of violence in the workplace legislation in Ontario.  I’m writing to ensure that you would support the introduction of violence in the workplace regulations to protect working people from being injured at work.

Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act was introduced 25 years ago, long before most people recognized violence as a preventable workplace hazard.  This hazard has led to increasing numbers of workers suffering injury from violent acts. For many workers, this has resulted in permanent disabilities, preventing those affected from working or leading normal lives. The reasons for these increases are as varied as the workplaces in which they occur. The bottom line is that there are steps that employers can take to prevent these injuries.

British Columbia and Saskatchewan have already led the way by implementing regulations which have helped to protect workers in those provinces.  The Federal government is working on a violence in the workplace regulation to protect federally regulated workers. Workers in Ontario deserve to be protected by the same type of regulations.

I ask that you respond and tell me if you support protecting workers from injury with violence in the workplace regulations.

Yours truly,

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