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All suspicious individuals or activities, including actual violence or threats of violence,
both direct and indirect, should be reported immediately to Human Resources, your
supervisor, or any member of management. This includes threats by employees, as
well as threats by customers, vendors, solicitors, or members of the public. Employees
should not attempt to intercede or otherwise become involved with any actual or
potentially intimidating, harassing, or violent situation.
Employees are encouraged to bring their disputes or differences with other employees
to the attention of a member of management or a Human Resources representative
before the situation escalates into potential violence. YFAI will promptly and thoroughly
investigate all reports of actual or threatened violence as well as suspicious individuals
or activities. The identity of the individual making a report will be protected to the extent
most practical. In order to maintain workplace safety and the integrity of its
investigation, YFAI may suspend employees, pending investigation. In cases of
imminent danger or threat of violence, retreat to a safe location and call 9-1-1.
Employees are responsible for refraining from acts of violence. Employees are strongly
encouraged to seek assistance to resolve personal issues, particularly those that may
lead to acts of workplace violence. Employees are to report to managers or supervisors
any dangerous or threatening situations that occur either in the workplace or outside the
workplace if they affect workplace safety.
All threats are considered serious and will be treated as such. Any employee
determined to have participated in any threatened or actual violence, or other conduct
that violates these guidelines, will be subject to corrective action, up to and including
termination of employment.
Violent acts/behaviors include
:
Acts/behaviors that are physically assaulting.
Acts/behaviors that consist of a communicated or reasonably perceived threat of
harm to another individual or that in any other way endanger the safety of an
individual.
Acts/behaviors that would be interpreted by a reasonable person as carrying
potential for physical harm to the individual.
Acts which involve carrying or displaying weapons, destroying property, or
throwing objects in a manner reasonably perceived to be threatening.
Acts that consist of a communicated or reasonably perceived threat to destroy
property.