As private security shoulders an ever greater share of the policing of Canadians without “peace officer” powers their unique position demands a specialized product:

• Note-Taking that is Legally Correct
• What facts need to be captured
• How to take notes that will withstand cross examination
• Taking Statements that are Legally Admissible
• How to ensure the statement is voluntary and admissible
• Best practices for conducting the interview
• Dealing with and Protecting Informers
• How to use informants effectively and ethically
• Investigative Detention
• When it occurs, when it is legal, what to avoid
• Arrest
• Practical explanation of the powers of arrest available to non-peace officer under the Canadian Criminal Code section 494
• Search & Seizure
• There are only two legal justifications for an interference with the right to privacy under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• The sorts of search are permitted as an incident to detention or arrest
• Use of Force
• How to de-escalate encounters
• How to perform effective crowd control
• Ontario specific Use of Force model and national Use of Force models

Occupational health and safety issues matter. Both the employer and employee have an interest in properly investigating and reporting workplace incidents. Safety does not just happen – it is a process of vigilance and adaptation.

To meet industry needs Triform engaged Dilys Robertson, author of the Thomson Carswell publication The Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act – Quick Guide to design these notebooks to be used as part of a coordinated, planned procedure to deal with accidents and incidents. For each provincial version of the notebook the policies and procedures described are in accordance with the legislation currently in force for that province: the Ontario Occupational Health And Safety Act: Quick Reference, the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act and British Columbia’s Workers Compensation Act, Part 3, Occupational Health and Safety.

Each notebook includes information on

• the types of incidents which must be reported to the Board
• which incidents that further require an investigation and report to the Board
• how the investigation should be conducted
• who should be involved
• what information must be gathered to complete the report
• an explanation of the duty to preserve the scene of the accident