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Sample Workplace Violence
Prevention Policy: Ready to Customize for Your Business
Unfortunately, workplace violence is a recurring theme in
American business. Despite the focus by the news media on
certain types of workplace violence, violence is NOT limited to
larger businesses. Anywhere there are people working together,
there is a potential for conflict that can lead, in extreme
cases, to violence. Obviously, as an employer, you do your best
to hire people who you think will work out well. And, if you
exercise some care in observing your employees and dealing with
conflicts before they escalate, you further reduce your risk of
a problem. Everyone has a life outside of work, and the
pressures there can be brought back into the workplace.
Nevertheless, an explicit policy regarding workplace violence
can be another big part of your plans to ensure workplace
safety. First, the mere fact that you have a policy at all sends
a strong signal to employees. Second, the severity of the
penalty for violent behavior (and it should be severe!) should
further reinforce the message. Third, you let employees know
exactly what conduct is prohibited.
The attached file contains a sample workplace violence policy
that you can tailor to fit the needs of your specific business.
Like a natural disaster or freak accident, a violent episode is
an unexpected event. By taking the time and effort to consider
the issues you might face, in advance, you better prepare
yourself to deal with a problem if one arises.
The file is in rich text format (RTF) that is suitable for use
with most word processing programs used in the Windows
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