Agenda - 06-30-1997 - 8e - Laserfiche WebLink

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} 2 • Expresses concern for the security and safety of all Orange County employees and citizens. • Delineates specific responsibilities for the employee, department head or supervisor, Personnel Department and Risk Management Director in managing and reporting workplace violence. • Provides for reporting and assessment of workplace violence incidents. In the Board of Commissioners' discussion of the draft Workplace Violence policy at the May 21 Board meeting, a concern was expressed that the policy provide for appropriate safeguards in the situation where an employee might be accused falsely of workplace violence. To this end, the draft policy has been restructured to provide two separate tracks for reporting an incident of workplace violence: • For an incident in which a non-employee is the alleged perpetrator, reporting would be from the department head or supervisor to the Risk Management Director and Violence Assessment Team, as provided in the earlier draft policy. • For an incident in which an employee is the alleged perpetrator, reporting would be from the department head or supervisor to the Employee Relations Officer or Personnel Director in the Personnel Department. In follow up and investigation of any workplace violence incident involving an employee as the perpetrator, Personnel would assure appropriate confidentiality in the handling of any such report, including conformance with State requirements as to the confidentiality of personnel records. In any action being taken, Personnel also would assure such action is in conformance with Personnel Ordinance requirements, including those providing for due process in any disciplinary situation. Workplace Violence Prevention awareness training for employees whose jobs are designated as "high risk" began in May. As previously discussed, the "high risk" employees are those employees whose jobs require work in community and home settings away from the Orange County offices (social workers, public health nurses, inspectors, for example). Training will be offered to other employees as requested.