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ATTACHMENT 3 CRAFT Oranae County Personnel Ordinance Article III, New Section 9.0 9.0 WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION 9.1 PP=0se Orange County is concerned for the security and safety of its employees and citizens. It is the responsibility of each employee to contribute to the safety of the work environment. No Orange County employee may engage in workplace violence or activities that may provoke workplace violence. Each employee shall report workplace violence and handle conflicts according to established guidelines. To facilitate workplace safety and violence prevention, the County has established this Workplace Violence Prevention policy. In addition,the County provides employees with guidelines to follow when responding to workplace violence and training to educate employees in ways to prevent workplace violence. 9.2 Coverage This policy applies to all Orange County employees both permanent and temporary. 9.3 Responsibilities 9.3.1 Employee Each employee is responsible for: • Following established guidelines for workplace violence prevention • Reporting any suspicion or knowledge of a current or potential incident of workplace violence(involving employees or non- employees)to a supervisor as instructed by the Workplace Violence Prevention Guidelines including completion of the required reporting form following any incident. 9.3.2 Department Head/Supervisor Each department head and supervisor is responsible for: • Following the guidelines for workplace violence prevention • Reporting any suspicion or knowledge of a current or potential incident of workplace violence to the Risk Management Director as instructed by the reporting procedures, including completion of the Workplace Violence Reporting form.