CM-44 - Violence in the Workplace Policy

May 4, 2000

LSU Health Sciences Center Workplace Violence Prevention Plan

Violence-Free Workplace Policy Statement

Employees are the State's most valuable resource and their safety and security are essential to carrying out their responsibilities. Every employee has a reasonable expectation to perform his/her assigned duties in an atmosphere free of threats and assaults. Recognizing the increasing incidence of violence in the workplace, the Governor of the State of Louisiana issued an executive order committing the Governor and the State of Louisiana to work toward a violence free workplace for state employees. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans fully supports this effort and is committed to a violence free workplace.

LSU Health Sciences Center will take positive action to ensure that the following will be implemented throughout all work environments within its jurisdiction.

• The commitment of management and employees to promote a positive, respectful, and safe work environment that fosters employees' security, safety, and health.
• Zero tolerance for the occurrence of violence, aggressive acts, verbal or nonverbal threatening behavior and harassment in the workplace.
• Eliminating and prohibiting acts or threats of violence, by or against employees at all work sites and wherever LSUHSC business is conducted.
• Minimize the chance of exposure of employees to violent, threatening, or harassing situations by implementing effective security measures, procedures and practices.
• Educate employees to increase their awareness about security , health and safety concerns and train them how to properly respond in the event that a violent, threatening or harassing situation occurs.

Maintaining a violence-free workplace requires the commitment, involvement, and cooperation of management and employees. A unified approach toward implementation of the Workplace Violence Policy will enable us to achieve our goal of providing and working in a safe environment. Persons who fail to adhere to the violence-free workplace policy are subject to administrative disciplinary actions. LSU Health Sciences Center will periodically analyze its violence-free workplace policy/program to ensure compliance.

Signed: Mervin L. Trail, M.D.,
Chancellor

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