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Weapon: means any device or instrument used in an attack to inflict injury upon a <br /> person. Weapons may include, but are not limited to: <br /> ✓ gun or other projectile launching device <br /> ✓ spear <br /> ✓ spring blade knife or knife which opens or is ejected open by an outward, <br /> downward thrust or movement <br /> ✓ metal knuckles <br /> ✓ any instrument that may be used as a club and poses a reasonable risk of injury <br /> Work practice controls: means procedures, rules and staffing which are used to <br /> effectively reduce workplace violence hazards. Work practice controls include, as <br /> applicable, but are not limited to: <br /> ✓ appropriate staffing levels; <br /> ✓ provision of dedicated safety personnel (i.e. security guards); <br /> ✓ employee training on workplace violence prevention methods; <br /> ✓ and employee training on procedures to follow in the event of a workplace <br /> violence incident. <br /> Workplace violence: means any act of violence or threat of violence that occurs at the <br /> work site. The term workplace violence shall not include lawful acts of self-defense or <br /> defense of others. Workplace violence includes the following: <br /> (A)The threat or use of physical force against an employee that results in, or has <br /> a high likelihood of resulting in, injury, psychological trauma, or stress, regardless <br /> of whether the employee sustains an injury; <br /> (B)An incident involving the threat or use of a firearm or other dangerous <br /> weapon, including the use of common objects as weapons, regardless of <br /> whether the employee sustains an injury; <br /> (C) Four workplace violence types: <br /> Type 1 violence: means workplace violence committed by a person who <br /> has no legitimate business at the work site, and includes violent acts by <br /> anyone who enters the workplace with the intent to commit a crime. <br /> Type 2 violence: means workplace violence directed at employees by <br /> customers, clients, patients, students, inmates, or visitors or other <br /> individuals accompanying a patient. <br /> Type 3 violence: means workplace violence against an employee by a <br /> present or former employee, supervisor, or manager. <br /> Type 4 violence: means workplace violence committed in the workplace <br /> by someone who does not work there, but has or is known to have had a <br /> personal relationship with an employee. <br /> San Joaquin County <br /> Department of Public Works <br /> County of San Joaquin Dept of Public Works IIPP Rev 2020-01-31.docx P a g e 139 <br />