WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION Health Care and Social Service Workers
ENFORCEMENT: Threats, threatening conduct, or any other acts of aggression or violence in the workplace will not be tolerated. Any employee determined to have committed such acts will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
PLAN OF ACTION: Develop policies and procedures through your Human Resources Department and educate personnel on the subject that they may know chain of command to report to.
PRACTICE: Identify the risks. ...Adopt a zero-tolerance policy against violence. ... Create and share a written plan. ...Never retaliate against employees who report or experience workplace violence.
PREVENTION: Analyze your workplace, create a supportive environment, offer communication and empathy training, establish a clear workplace violence policy, commit to a non-violent workplace, train employees to recognize warning signs, create an action plan, share it with employees, and practice.