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® - 9 57 o il- <br /> Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Action Agenda Item Abstract <br /> Meeting Date: June 30, 1997 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 9- <br /> Subject: Personnel Ordinance Revision -Workplace Violence Prevention <br /> Department: Personnel Public Hearing: Yes No X <br /> Budget Amendment <br /> Needed: Yes No X <br /> Attachment(s): Information Contact: <br /> Draft Revision to the Orange County Eleanor Green, Personnel Analyst <br /> Personnel Ordinance Extension 2556 <br /> Telephone Number: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Purpose: To consider the addition of a Workplace Violence Prevention <br /> policy to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance. <br /> Background: The Personnel Department is working closely with Risk <br /> Management Director Pam Jones and members of the County's <br /> Risk Management Team to address employee safety concerns. <br /> One of the top employee concerns identified is the increasing <br /> incidence of workplace violence. <br /> To respond to employee concerns about workplace violence, the <br /> Risk Management Team and the Personnel Department are <br /> launching a Workplace Violence Prevention initiative. This <br /> initiative includes development and communication of policies <br /> and procedures, as well as training for employees on workplace <br /> violence prevention and incident reporting. <br /> The draft new section of the Personnel Ordinance setting out the <br /> Workplace Violence Prevention policy (attached) supports this <br /> initiative and addresses the following issues related to <br /> Workplace Violence: <br />