Pro-Workplace Violence
procedure workplace violence gun bomb modified Tue Jul 28 2020 15:54:52 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
University of Louisville
OFFICIAL
UNIVERSITY
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE NAME
Workplace Violence
EFFECTIVE DATE
PROCEDURE APPLICABILITY
This procedure applies to the University Community (administrators, faculty, staff, and students).
PROCEDURE STATEMENT
Workplace violence may take the form of various types of personal assaults. These may include weapons such as knives or handguns. The only warning that you might receive during a workplace violence incident is the sound of gunfire, scuffling or other employees yelling a warning.
Gunfire
- If you hear gunfire, immediately seek refuge in an area that can be locked from the inside. A room without windows would be the best choice. Hide inside that area behind a desk, under a table or in a closet or bathroom. Remain still and quiet.
- If a phone is immediately available in the area you are using for refuge, and if it is safe to do so, call 911. If it is safe to do so, stay on the phone with the police dispatcher.
- Take no action to intervene with the perpetrator.
Explosion/Bomb
- Immediately evacuate the building, using your preplanned evacuation route.
- Call 911. Inform them of the situation with as much information as is available. If it is safe to do so, stay on the phone with the police dispatcher.
Hostage Situation
- Immediately evacuate the building, using your pre-planned evacuation route. Stay out of sight of the perpetrator at all times.
- Take no action to intervene with the hostage taker.
- Call 911. Inform them of the situation with as much information as is available. If it is safe to do so, stay on the phone with the police dispatcher.
Physical Threat
- Immediately evacuate the area, using your preplanned evacuation route.
- Call 911. Inform them of the situation with as much information as is available. If it is safe to do so, stay on the phone with the police dispatcher.
Remember, never put yourself in harm’s way.
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
Senior Associate Vice President for Operations
RESPONSIBLE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT/DIVISION
Environmental Health & Safety
Louisville, KY 40292
502-852-6670
dehsubm@louisville.edu
HISTORY
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