Definition. Workplace violence means more than just physically assaulting a person. It means the attempted, threatened or actual conduct of a person that causes or is likely to cause injury to another person in the course of employment. It includes, among other things:

• Actual physical assaults or attacks
• Threats or intimidation
• Harassment, abuse or bullying
• Gestures of a violent nature
• Any other conduct that might reasonably give a worker cause for fear, affront his or her dignity or create a hostile work environment

Zero Tolerance. Acts of violence will not be tolerated and will be responded to with appropriate disciplinary action based on a thorough investigation of the incident and the surrounding circumstances. Such disciplinary action may include immediate termination, even if the person committing the act has committed no prior offenses or engaged in previous acts of violence.

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