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At the discretion of the Department or the Director of Human Resources,the San Joaquin Threat Assessment Team may be initiated. This team will evaluate the nature of the threat and actions, if any, required. Acts or Threats by an Employee: The County does not allow or condone violence, whether verbal or action, in the workplace. Employees are prohibited from making verbal or written threats or engaging in behavior that is intimidating,threatening, harassing, coercive, abusive, or assaultive directed at other employees, County contractors, County guests, or the public. This policy is in effect on and off County property. Any employee who believes that they have been threatened,verbally, or by another employee's actions, should report this threat immediately. Threats of violence should be reported to your supervisor, or if that is not possible,to the Director of Human Resources. Should the employee not be able to do any of the above, and the threat of violence appears imminent, they should use 911 to contact the local law enforcement. When Public Works is made aware of an incident of prohibited behavior it will fully investigate the matter in conjunction with the Director of Human Resources. All incidents of violence or threats made by County employees are reported to the Director of Human Resources within 24 hours of the incident. Reports may be made via fax, email, or the Workplace Violence Incident Report Form (on the HR website). At the discretion of the Department or Director of Human Resources, the San Joaquin Threat Assessment Team may be called upon. This team will evaluate the nature of the threat and actions, if any, required. It is the responsibility of all employees to notify a supervisor immediately of any violent act or threat, if the violent act or threat is against themselves or any other County employee, occurs in the workplace, or is directly associated with their employment with the County of San Joaquin. Notification shall be made as soon as is practicable. Retaliation, or the threat of retaliation, against a person who reports such an incident is unlawful and shall not be tolerated. The proper authorities shall investigate all reports of violence, threats of violence, or intimidation and report on such investigation to County Risk Management. Such reports shall be treated with confidentiality to the greatest extent practicable given the circumstances. The identity of the reporting party shall be kept confidential unless otherwise required to remediate a dangerous situation. The investigation shall be kept confidential in accordance with applicable law. San Joaquin County Department of Public Works County of San Joaquin Dept of Public Works IIPP Rev 2020-01-31.docx P a g e 137