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2 <br /> • Expresses concern for the security and safety of all Orange <br /> County employees and citizens. <br /> • Delineates specific responsibilities for the employee, <br /> department head or supervisor, Personnel Department and <br /> Risk Management Director in managing and reporting <br /> workplace violence. <br /> • Provides for reporting and assessment of workplace violence <br /> incidents. <br /> Beginning in May, Workplace Violence Prevention training will <br /> be offered to employees whose jobs are designated as "high <br /> risk." The "high risk" employees are those employees whose <br /> jobs require work in community and home settings away from <br /> the Orange County offices (social workers, public health nurses, <br /> inspectors, for example). After the initial phase of training for <br /> the "high risk" employees, training will be offered to other <br /> Orange County employees as requested. <br /> In addition to training, the workplace violence prevention <br /> initiative will include looking at existing facilities and work <br /> practices and making recommendations for any necessary <br /> changes in these areas. <br /> Recommendation: The Manager recommends the Board approve amending the <br /> Orange County Personnel Ordinance to add the Workplace <br /> Violence Prevention Policy. <br /> f:\pers\wkviolen.doc <br /> 3/4/97 <br />