Psychological Safety and Addressing Workplace Harassment [Sept 16]

Wednesday, September 16 | 11:00am – 12:00pm ET
This Webinar will also take place on September 10
Creating a workplace where people feel safe to speak up is essential for preventing incidents, strengthening teamwork, and supporting a healthy safety culture. When identity-based harassment, bullying, and exclusion go unaddressed, they can erode trust, discourage reporting, and increase risks for everyone. This webinar will look at how these behaviours affect communication, reporting, team performance, and safety, with practical insights for recognizing the difference between interpersonal conflict and patterns of behaviour that create unsafe working environments.
This is a free webinar offered as part of the “Empowering 2SLGBTQIA+ Workers in Energy” project, funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada.
Learning Objectives

Understand the relationship between psychological safety, physical safety, and identity-based harassment
Recognize identity-based “near miss” behaviours before harm escalates
Develop strategies to intervene and address homophobia and transphobia on the jobsite

Audience

Supervisors, forepersons, and team leads
HR, DEI, and labour relations teams
Health and safety professionals
Union representatives and stewards
ERG/affinity group leaders

Presenter
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Rowan Venedam (he/they)
Project Coordinator, Energy, Pride at Work Canada
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Rowan Venedam is a multidisciplinary artist, activist, and educator. Rowan has spent his time building a career rooted in community care. He has spent the last 10 years working with 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and finds purpose envisioning a better future for Queer and Trans people. Rowan went to the University of Alberta for Elementary Education and brings his understanding of teaching and learning to create effective change. Outside of work, Rowan is a drag artist, community leader, and proud dad to two cats.
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Energy Webinar Series
This webinar is part of a series taking place from September to December 2026:

Psychological Safety and Addressing Workplace Harassment: September 10 | September 16
Field-Centered 2SLGBTQIA+ Safety and Inclusion Strategies: September 22 | October 8
ERGs and Supportive Leadership in the Energy Sector: October 20 | November 5
Trans and Nonbinary Inclusion and Safety in the Energy Sector: November 19 | December 8

Accessibility

Spoken language: English
Closed captioning provided: English
Format: Virtual (Zoom in webinar mode)
Engagement type: participants invited to engage via chat (no audio or video)

Please register below additional accessibility requests. Any questions may be sent to events@prideatwork.ca