Workplace violence is a form of employee misconduct. For the purposes of this policy, Workplace Violence can take the form of violent acts or the threat of violence which may include:
Verbal Attacks:
threats implying property will be destroyed;
threats toward another person, their family members and associates; and/or
threats by challenging another person to fight;
Physical Attacks:
assaults; and/or
engaging in dangerous or threatening horseplay;
Use of Weapons:
use of a gun, knife or other object to inflict injury upon another; and/or
use of a gun, knife, or other object to threaten or intimidate another;
Stalking:
willfully, maliciously, repeatedly follow or harass another and make a creditable threat with the intent to jeopardize the safety of another.