3-01/030.24 - Definition of Workplace Violence



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.