Workplace Violence Prevention Program Clause Samples
The Workplace Violence Prevention Program clause establishes the requirement for an employer to implement measures aimed at identifying, preventing, and addressing acts of violence in the workplace. Typically, this involves developing written policies, conducting employee training, and setting up procedures for reporting and investigating incidents of workplace violence. By mandating these proactive steps, the clause helps create a safer work environment and reduces the risk of harm to employees, thereby ensuring compliance with legal obligations and promoting overall workplace safety.
Workplace Violence Prevention Program. 1. Supervisors will review the Agency’s Workplace Violence Prevention Program policy with employees on an annual basis (e.g., during their annual performance feedback sessions or other training or information setting).
Workplace Violence Prevention Program. The employer will have a workplace violence prevention program and will provide training as appropriate.
Workplace Violence Prevention Program. Pursuant to the university’s commitment to the prevention of workplace violence, SUNY Fredonia adopts the following as its Workplace Violence Prevention Program: Initially, the WVPAC will distribute a risk assessment survey to all employees inquiring about potential risk factors in the workplace and solicit their input. Thereafter, as requested, or required due to department relocation, the WVPAC will again survey affected staff. As prioritized by the risk assessment survey results, the WVPAC will conduct site visits with each university department. The WVPAC will meet with the ▇▇▇▇, director, department head, or designee, and encourage them to have interested employees participate in the site visit. During the site visit, the WVPAC will walk the actual worksite with the department designee, and solicit information on concerns related to workplace safety. Representatives from Human Resources and University Police shall annually review the risk assessments to determine potential high-risk occupations and potential risk factors on the campus. The WVPAC will prepare an annual report detailing the findings of the representatives from Human Resources and University Police, containing recommendations to address concerns identified. Secondary site visits may be conducted for high-risk areas as appropriate. This report shall be submitted to the Committee for review and comment. To maintain the safety of the university community, incidents or threats, or witnesses of incidents or threats of violence as defined by the Campus Workplace Violence Prevention Policy and Program shall not be ignored by any member of the university community. All employees and members of the university community are encouraged to promptly report behavior they believe poses a potential for workplace violence as defined in Reporting Procedures in Section II. Following contact with University Police, employees shall also promptly notify his/her supervisor. If the immediate supervisor is not available or is involved in the matter, employees shall contact their supervisor’s supervisor.
Workplace Violence Prevention Program. PURPOSE In accordance with New York State Labor Law, Section 27-b, “Duty of Public Employers to Develop and Implement Programs to Prevent Workplace Violence,” public employers are required to perform a workplace evaluation or risk evaluation at each worksite, and to develop and implement programs to prevent, minimize and respond to incidents of Workplace Violence. The law is designed to ensure that the risk of workplace assaults and homicides are regularly evaluated by employers and that workplace violence protection programs are implemented to prevent and minimize the hazard to public employees. The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) has issued regulations designed to implement Section 27-b, at 12 NYCRR Part 800.6. Both Section 27-b and DOL’s regulations require agencies and authorities to develop and implement a written workplace violence prevention program. This document constitutes NYSERDA’s written program. POLICY NYSERDA endeavors to ensure that its workforce is free from violence, threats of violence, harassment, intimidation, and disruption. The Authority will not tolerate any acts of violence in the workplace. NYSERDA is committed to the following: • Fostering a non-hostile work environment and encouraging positive work relationships • Reducing the risk of violence in the workplace and ensuring Contracted Resources’ personal safety • Responding immediately and effectively to threats or acts of violence • Promoting the resolution of conflict • Providing regular training for all Contracted Resources on NYSERDA’s workplace violence prevention program NYSERDA will take action against any conduct that violates contracted resource safety and will support any contracted resource who becomes a target of such behavior while at work. NYSERDA will endeavor to prohibit domestic violence or abuse from intruding into the workplace and to ensure that our policies and procedures are responsive to the needs of and do not discriminate against the victims of domestic violence New York State Department of Labor regulations define workplace violence as: any physical assault or acts of aggressive behavior occurring where a contracted resource performs any work-related duty in the course of their assignment including but not limited to: