SECTION 800 HUMAN RESOURCES
POLICY 807 WORKPLACE
VIOLENCE
To define behavior which constitutes workplace violence and to define procedures for reporting and resolving incidents of workplace violence.
Georgia
Perimeter College is committed to providing faculty, staff, students, and
visitors with an environment that is safe, secure, and free from threats,
intimidation, and violence. To promote
an atmosphere that encourages learning and productive employment, quick
responsive action will be taken if violence or the threat of violence arises.
Workplace
violence shall be considered a violation of Georgia Perimeter College
classified employee, faculty, and student conduct codes and may subject an
individual to discipline in accordance with the terms of the applicable
policies and procedures up to and including termination. Where appropriate, violators may be subject
to criminal prosecution. Contractors
and their agents are expected to take appropriate actions to deal with
incidents of workplace violence.
Georgia
Perimeter College will not tolerate the following conduct or behavior which
would be interpreted by a reasonable person to be aggressive, intimidating,
harassing, or unsafe:
Threats, direct or implied;
Physical conduct that results in
harm to people or property;
Possession of deadly weapons on
College property;
Intimidating conduct or harassment that disrupts the
work environment or results in fear for personal safety.
Campus Safety Team: There shall be a Campus Safety Team (CST) on each of the four
main campuses. The CST at each campus
shall be responsible for incidents occurring to Georgia Perimeter College
employees and visitors on the campus
and at satellite sites.
The
CST on each campus shall include the Provost (Chair), Dean of Academic
Services, Dean of Student Services, and the highest ranking officer of the
campus Protective Services unit.
The
responsibilities of the CST shall include:
Familiarizing campus employees with
the College workplace violence policy;
Assuring that action appropriate to
a workplace violence situation is taken;
Filing an incident report with the
College Safety Council.
College
Safety Council:
There shall be a College Safety Council (CSC) appointed by the President to
serve as a resource for issues related to workplace violence. The CSC shall consist of the Director of
Protective Services (Chair), the Director of Human Resources, the Legal Advisor
to the President, the Assistant Director of Human Resources/
Ombudsperson,
the Assistant Vice President for Educational Affairs, and the chairs of the
Faculty Senate, the Staff Assembly and the Professional & Administrative
Staff Assembly.
The
CSC shall serve as a resource for supervisors and other employees in situations
involving workplace violence. The CSC
will provide advice and guidance on Georgia Perimeter College policies and
procedures, intervention, counseling, and prevention.
CSTs
responding to allegations of workplace violence shall report all such
allegations and their resolution to the CSC.
The CSC shall conduct a post-incident review and where appropriate, make
recommendations for preventing or responding to future incidents.
The
CSC shall be responsible for designing and implementing workplace violence
training and education for Georgia Perimeter College faculty, staff and
students. Such training programs will
be reviewed by the CSC at least annually, administered and tracked by the Human
Resources office. Training will be
offered to all faculty, staff, and students at least once a year.
All
faculty, staff, students, and visitors shall report instances of workplace
violence.
A.
In
emergency situations, campus Protective Services should be notified
immediately. The employee, faculty, or
student should then report the incident to his/her immediate supervisor or
faculty advisor. Students may also
report the incident to the Campus Dean of Student Services or Provost’s Office.
B.
In
non-emergency situations, workplace violence should be reported first to an
immediate supervisor or advisor. If the
immediate supervisor is the instigator of the workplace violence, the incident
should be reported to the next level supervisor. Any occurrence of workplace violence must be reported to
Protective Services.
C.
In
situations where a person witnesses an instance of workplace violence and does
not know how to contact the supervisor of those involved in the incident the
nearest office of GPC Protective Services should be contacted.
D.
A
Protective Services Incident Report must be submitted to the Chair of the
Campus Safety Team by the supervisor.
E.
All
persons should avail themselves of the training and other resources provided by
the College so that they will be able to recognize the warning signs of
workplace violence and to respond to them appropriately.
Revised HRPC 06/2002
Approved by College Advisory
Board 10/17/02