Fewer HSOs will lead to less enforcement. At that point they're going to be prioritizing the most egregious flaws, the worst of the worst. I think they'd have to start marshalling their resources to those most egregious, so, yes, there should be more HSOs. As we've seen in Ontario, when they hired a lot more inspectors—they call them inspectors in Ontario—all of health and safety was improved. More health and safety officers within the federal public sphere would improve all health and safety, including issues with violence.
On February 22nd, 2018. See this statement in context.