Workplace Violence Prevention Policy

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Approved By:
Cabinet
Effective Date:
06-04-2009
Revised Date:
07-29-2025
Category:
Category
Human Resources
Policy Owner:
Associate Vice President for Human Resources
Office Number:

Scope

The State University of New York at »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· (»Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·) is committed to providing a work environment free from threatening behavior and acts of violence. »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· will not tolerate violence or threatening behavior of any type, from any source. Incidents of workplace violence, threats of workplace violence, or observations of workplace violence are not to be ignored by any member of the College community.

Policy Statement

Any and all forms of violence or threatening behavior which involve or affect »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· College faculty, staff, students, and facilities or which occur on the College’s campus, or in any off-campus location that could be considered an extension of the College (even at times it is away from the campus, or when employees, students, and others are in official travel status as representatives of the College, etc.) are prohibited by this policy. This includes threatening behavior and violence directed against supervisors, by supervisors against employees, by employees directed against other employees, by employees directed against students, or visitors and vendors, and by visitors or vendors directed against College employees or students.

The College will actively work to prevent and eliminate violence and threateni