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UC Riverside strives to maintain a workplace free of threats and acts of violence.  This is the responsibility of all employees.  UC Riverside will not ignore, condone, or tolerate acts of workplace violence committed by or against any member of the University community or by any third party, including vendors, visitors, or other persons. 

What is Workplace Violence?

Workplace violence is any act of violence or threat of violence that occurs in a place of employment.  Acts of violence include, but are not limited to, the threat or use of physical force against an employee that results in, or has a high likelihood of resulting in, injury, psychological trauma, or stress, regardless of whether the employee sustains an injury; and incidents involving a threat or use of a firearm or other dangerous weapon, including the use of common objects as weapons, regardless whether the employee sustains an injury. Workplace violence does not include lawful acts of self-defense or defense of others. 

The law defines the following four workplace violence types: 

• Type 1 violence:  Workplace violence committed by a person who has no legitimate business at the worksite and includes violent acts by anyone who enters the workplace or approaches employees with the intent to commit a crime. 

• Type 2 violence:  Workplace violence directed at employees by customers, clients, students, or visitors. 

• Type 3 violence:  Workplace violence against an employee by a present or former employee, supervisor, or manager. 

•  Type 4 violence:  Workplace violence committed in the workplace by a person who does not work there but has or is known to have had a personal relationship with an employee. 

Report WorkplACE VIOLENCE

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UCR is documenting its programs and processes relating to violence prevention into the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.

Training

Annual training regarding the workplace violence prevent program is mandatory for employees. Training is managed through the LMS by Human Resources.

Resources and Information

UC Riverside's Threat Assessment Consultation Team (TACT)is a multi-disciplinary team of campus partners that seeks to assess threats and intervene to prevent violence. Please visit TACT's website for resources and information, including an interactive guide to responding to potential threats and violence.

Additional resources and information:  

• Faculty and Staff Assistance Program 
• UCR's Violence Prevention Policy 
• UCR's Abusive Conduct in the Workplace Procedure 
• Title IX at UCR (resources relating to sexual violence)

Questions/feedback - eMAil wpvp@ucr.edu