WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND THREATENING BEHAVIOR 5370.1A Flashcards
Define work place violence?
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any act or attempted act of physical aggression or harm by an individual that occurs at the workplace. Examples include:
(1) Causing or attempting to cause bodily harm or death to another person without legal justification;
(2) Acting or attempting to sabotage, destroy, violently damage, or deface real or personal property at the workplace without legal justification;
(3) Possessing weapons in the workplace not specifically authorized by competent authority for performing one’s duties (see paragraph 7.i.).
Define threatening behavior
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an individual’s threat, either overt or implied, to commit an act of physical aggression or harm at the workplace. Examples include:
(1) Threats to cause bodily harm or death to another person (including stalking, bullying, or other abusive or aggressive behavior);
(2) Threats to commit sabotage, destroy, damage, or deface real or personal property located at the workplace;
(3) Unusual, bizarre, or menacing behavior or statements that a reasonable person would interpret as carrying the potential for violent acts
What is the EAPCs duty as it pertains to work place violence?
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shall coordinate the location of the CIT meeting, arrange telephone conferencing, if necessary, notify members and contact the EAP contract clinician for threat assessment and counseling services
What is the first thing you should do if you experience or observe violent or threatening behavior?
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first secure your own safty
Reporting by Personnel
if you experience or observe violent or threatening behavior that is and EMERGENTCY SITUATION what should you do after ensuring your own safety?
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(a) Call the local emergency number (usually 911), the facility’s security force, or your appropriate CGIS Office if the situation requires the immediate assistance of medical or law enforcement personnel, or
(b) Notify your supervisor or, if not available, someone higher in the chain of command.
Reporting by Personnel
if you experience or observe violent or threatening behavior that is and NON-EMERGENTCY SITUATION what should you do after ensuring your own safety?
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(a) Notify your supervisor or, if not available, someone higher in the chain of command, or
(b) Notify CGIS, Security Officer, Personnel Officer, Chaplain or other person in a position to report the incident to the proper official within the unit’s chain of command.
Unit Action
What should be done in a crisis situation (extreme danger)?
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Call the unit’s Security staff or local law enforcement officials and emergency medical personnel, if needed. Take necessary action to ensure the safety of all workplace personnel. For instance, if an employee has made a viable threat, depending on circumstances it may be necessary to ban the individual from the workplace by revoking his or her facility pass and alerting the appropriate security staff to deny the individual access to the facility. It may be necessary to contact the nearest CGIS office for appropriate records checks and assistance. In the case of a military member it may be appropriate to act under the UCMJ, which may include physical restraint in some cases. In the case of civilian employees they can be removed from the premises and may be subject to disciplinary action and or criminal penalties.
Unit Action
What should be done in a Potentially Violent or Threatening Situation?
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Commanders and Supervisors should gather available relevant facts surrounding the incident and provide this information to the CIT at the first meeting. If criminal activity or use/threatened use of weapon(s) is a factor, the convening authority should contact CGIS before the CIT meeting. Commanders shall consider the CIT recommendations and take appropriate action to prevent future violence. With a civilian employee for example it may be appropriate to send that individual home on administrative leave in accordance with governing civilian personnel regulations while determining further action. See, enclosure (1), US Department of Transportation, “A Supervisor’s Guide, When You Are Confronted With Violence, Threats or Any Inappropriate Behavirs”.
WHat is the purpose of a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)?
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The CIT seeks to prevent further violence by using the immediately available information to place appropriate resources at commanders’, Directors’, and supervisors’ disposal. Unit commanders and Office Chiefs or above can request a CIT. The commanding officer or Director of the organization in which the situation occurred convenes and chairs the CIT, which should meet promptly and not delay for a complete fact-finding investigation
WHo is a member on the CIT?
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convening authority or deputy, Legal representative, Chaplains, Human Resources, Security, CGIS, the EAPC, and the EAP Clinician
Who is the CIT convening authority?
OIC
Who coordinates the CIT?
EAPC
