Workplace Violence Incident Reporting and Investigation

Incident Reporting and Investigation

All incidents, including potential incidents, of workplace violence (WPV) should be reported as soon as possible following the occurrence. A Workplace Violence Incident Report Form is to be completed by the victim or the victim's supervisor if the victim is unavailable (unless University Police have prepared a report), for all incidents. The supervisor is to ensure that the employee completes other reports, such as a worker's compensation claim if applicable.

The completed Workplace Violence Incident Report Form should be sent to Labor Relations for all incidents occurring on West Campus, SB Manhattan, and SB Southampton; or the Assistant Director Campus Public Safety for all incidents occurring on East Campus, including the HSC and the Veteran's Home. After review, the incident report may be provided to the WPV Threat Assessment Team. The Threat Assessment Team will evaluate each incident. The team will discuss the causes of the incident and will make recommendations to prevent similar incidents from occurring.

The Threat Assessment Team will provide a copy of the WPV Incident Report Form to the University Police if there is suspicion of criminality to the situation.

Where there is a reasonable basis to believe that an employee engaged in a workplace incident may be the subject of disciplinary action, the Workplace Violence Incident Report Form will be held in Labor Relations in connection with its investigation and will not be released to the Threat Assessment Team until the disciplinary matter is concluded.

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