Workplace Violence Prevention
Workplace Violence Prevention
Shenendehowa is committed to employee safety and complies with Workplace Violence Regulations as per 12 NYCRR Part 800.6.
The majority of workplace violence incidents in the public sector workplace include assaults and verbal and non-verbal threats.
Examples:
Violence directed at employees by students, parents/legal guardians or any others whom the public employer provides a service to.
Violence against coworkers, supervisors, or managers by a present or former employee.
Violent acts by criminals who have no other connection with the workplace but enter to commit a robbery or other crime.
Violence in the workplace by someone who does not work there, but has a personal relationship with an employee. This includes domestic violence and is usually perpetrated by an acquaintance or family member while the employee is at work.
Shenendehowa has a Health and Safety Committee responsible for implementing and monitoring workplace violence prevention policies and programs. The workplace violence prevention regulations require the participation of authorized employee representatives in:
evaluating the physical environment;
developing the workplace violence prevention program;
reviewing workplace violence incident reports at least annually to identify trends in the types of incidents in the workplace; and
reviewing the effectiveness of mitigating actions taken.
To report a workplace violence report, please complete the following form (coming soon) or contact HR at HR@shenschools.org or 518-881-0650.