Workplace Violence Defintions

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For purposes of reporting and analyzing events, the Workplace Violence definitions as set forth in SB 553
are included below:

Type I. Violence by Strangers
Example: An employee assaulted by stranger while in parking lot.

Type II. Violence by Customers or Clients
Example: Manager being assaulted by a customer/client.

Type III. Violence by Current or Past Coworkers
Example: Co-worker violence. Disgruntled employee returning to worksite to do harm.

Type IV. Violence by someone with Personal Relations with an Employee
Example: Domestic abuse situations where partner comes to worksite to do harm.

Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Training