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1.5 Procedures <br /> 1.5.1 IDENTIFICATION <br /> If an employee has concerns about a situation that may turn violent, alert a <br /> supervisor/manager immediately. Supervisor/Managers may be required to <br /> complete a WORKPLACE VIOLENCE INCIDENT REPORT FORM. <br /> The following are warning signs of potential workplace violence that would require <br /> calling for law enforcement assistance. If any of these events occur, call 9-911 <br /> immediately: <br /> ✓ If someone is physically assaulted <br /> ✓ Someone possessing (authorized law enforcement excluded) or brandishing a <br /> weapon in the department area. <br /> ✓ If someone is threatened orally or in writing in a manner that demonstrates a <br /> reasonable likelihood of actual bodily harm. <br /> The following are warning signs of potential violence that would require supervisor <br /> intervention. If any of these events occur, notify a supervisor immediately. <br /> ✓ If someone is physically assaulted <br /> ✓ Intimidating, harassing, belligerent, or other aggressive behavior. <br /> ✓ Conflicts with customers, co-workers, or supervisors. <br /> ✓ Statements indicating approval of violent means to resolve problems, or <br /> statements indicating identification of perpetrators of workplace homicides. <br /> ✓ Director veiled threats of harm. <br /> ✓ Statements indicating desperation over personal problems to the point of <br /> contemplating suicide. <br /> ✓ Extreme changes in normal behavior. <br /> 1.5.2 PREVENTION: <br /> Training, preparedness and awareness are key to preventing workplace violence. <br /> There are warning signs of potentially dangerous perpetrators. Here's what to look <br /> for: <br /> ✓ Watch for dramatic changes in attitude, behavior and work ethic. If someone <br /> is usually active and social, then suddenly quiet and reserved, it may be an <br /> indicator. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management says no one can predict <br /> human behavior and there is no specific profile of a potentially dangerous <br /> individual. <br /> ✓ However, indicators of increased risk of violent behavior have been identified <br /> by the FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, Profiling and <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 142 <br />