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Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
Both UConn and UConn Health are committed to maintaining a working environment that is free from workplace violence, with the safety and security of workforce members being of the upmost importance. As such, both UConn and UConn Health have policies designed to provide for the protection from workplace violence as well as outlined procedures for reporting and responding to such incidents. These policies support the executive order, issued by the Governor of the State of Connecticut that was implemented in 1999 outlining a zero tolerance policy for workplace violence. 
The Executive Order specifically identifies three types of workplace violence.
The spectrum of impermissible behavior is, however, broader than these three examples. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), "workplace violence" is defined as: “any physical assault, threatening behavior or verbal abuse occurring in the work setting. It includes but is not limited to beatings, stabbings, suicides, shootings, rapes, near suicides, psychological traumas such as threats, obscene phone calls, an intimidating presence, and harassment of any nature such as being followed, sworn at, or shouted at.” The State of Connecticut Violence in the Workplace Policy and Procedures Manual, April 2012
UCONN 
All must report incidents of workplace violence to the administration immediately by contacting the Office of Faculty and Staff Labor Relations at 860-486-5684.
UCONN HEALTH
All must report incidents of workplace violence to the administration immediately using the UConn Health Workplace Violence Incident Report Form. Supervisors and managers have an elevated responsibility to ensure all acts and behaviors or workplace violence are appropriately reported.
Should there be concern for immediate threat to health, safety, or property,
please call 911.
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