Workplace Violence Prevention
It shall be Avani Customized Staffing's policy to provide all employees with a safe and healthy work environment. Avani Customized Staffing shall take appropriate actions to protect employees as fully as possible from acts of violence, threats, intimidation, and harassment that may occur at the workplace. Avani Customized Staffing shall also take action, including involving state or local law enforcement in pursuing prosecution through judicial or other appropriate administrative remedies when such incidents occur.
Acts of violence, threats of violence, theft, dishonesty, discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment should be considered urgent and will be taken seriously.
It is a violation of this policy for a manager, supervisor, or co-worker to retaliate, in any form, against an employee who reports, threatens to report, or files a report of a complaint of violence in the workplace or participates in an investigation alleging violence in the workplace.
KNOW THE WARNING SIGNS
Research into incidents of workplace violence shows the presence of at least several of the following characteristics in a potentially violent individual. Not everyone exhibiting one or more of these warning signs is potentially violent. Understanding these signs, recognizing them when they occur, and acting on that knowledge and recognition are vital steps in heading off possible tragedy:
- Making direct or indirect threats.
- Intimidating, belligerent, harassing, bullying, or inappropriate or aggressive behavior.
- Statements showing fascination with incidents of workplace violence, statements indicating approval of the use of violence to resolve a problem, or statements indicating identification with perpetrators of workplace homicides.
- Statements indicating desperation (over family, financial, and other personal problems) to the point of suicide.
- Extreme changes in behavior.
- Numerous conflicts with supervisors and other employees.
- Bringing a weapon to the workplace, brandishing a weapon in the workplace, making inappropriate references to guns, or fascination with weapons.
Should a potential or violent incident occur,
Please do:
Your best to stay calm;
Speak to the other person quietly and calmly;
Try to put some space between yourself and the other person;
Call 9-1-1 if there is immediate danger or someone is injured and
Notify your manager or supervisor when it is safe to do so.
Please do not.
Escalate the situation;
Try to shout down the other person or make any aggressive moves toward him/her;
Argue with the other person;
Use defensive sprays or weapons;
Fight with the other person;
Chase the other person;
Try to break up or intervene in a violent act or
Risk getting hurt yourself.
Submit a report through:
Incident Reporting Form : You may choose to be anonymous
Report by phone by calling 661.829.6935 Aaron Gonzales, Safety Coordinator
Report In Person to Avani Customized Staffing, LLC 4000 Fruitvale Ave Suite 14 Bakersfield 93308
Report to Human Resources Hr@avanistaffing.com
If the incident you are reporting is an emergency, dial 911 immediately.
Please note: Avani Customized Staffing encourages reporting all Workplace Violence incidents without the fear of retaliation.
Submitting your contact information is optional and will only be used to gather additional information about your submission.
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