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Workplace Violence
All incidents of aggressive behavior, such as
pushing, threatening, etc., with or without injury, must be
reported to the Security Department (305) 243-6000 immediately.
Security should also be notified in advance of terminations and
other situations that have a potential for aggressive behavior.
There are three major types of workplace
violence.
- Type I involves a violent act by an
assailant with no legitimate relationship to the workplace
who enters the workplace to commit a robbery or other
criminal act.
- Type II involves a violent act or
threat of violence by a recipient of a service provided by
the University, such as a client, patient, customer,
passenger or criminal suspect or prisoner.
- Type III involves a violent act or
threat of violence by a current or former employee,
supervisor, manager, or another person who has some
employment related involvement such as an employee's spouse
or lover, an employee's relative or friend, or another
person who has a dispute with one of our employees.
This is the most common threat.
It is recognized that to maintain a safe,
healthy and secure workplace there must be open, two-way
communication between all employees, including managers and
supervisors.
Awareness and cooperation of security,
management, supervisors, and all other employees is critical to
the reduction of the threat of violence. Although physical
barriers, alarm systems, uniformed security officers and other
restrictions on building access are in place to supplement that
awareness, it is the human element of any program that
determines its success.
- All employees, including supervisors
and managers, must follow good work practices designed to
make the workplace more secure.
- We should not leave doors propped open
and unlocked or let others follow us into a card controlled
building or area.
- Periodic inspections of work areas will
help identify security hazards and unsafe conditions.
- Unsafe conditions such as broken doors
or bad work practices such as ignoring signs of escalating
behavior should be reported and corrected.
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