Helping Hands Childcare & Preschool is committed to preventing workplace violence into maintaining a safe work environment. Given the increasing violence of society in general, Helping Hands Childcare & Preschool has adopted the following guidelines to deal with intimidation, harassment, or other threats of (or actual) violence that may occur during business hours or on its premises.
All employees, including supervisors and temporary employees, should be treated with courtesy and respect at all times. Employees are expected to refrain from fighting, horseplaying, or other conduct that may be dangerous to others. Firearms, weapons, and or other dangerous or hazardous devices, substances or creatures are prohibited from the premises of Helping Hands Childcare & Preschool without proper authorization.
Conduct that threatens, intimidates, or coerces another employee, a customer, or a member of the public at any time, including business functions and off-duty periods, will but not be tolerated. This prohibition includes all acts of harrasement, including harassment that is based on an individual six, race, age, or any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
All threats or actual violence those direct and indirect, should be reported as soon as possible to your immediate supervisor. This includes threats made by employees, as well as threats by customers, vendors, solicitors, or members of the public. When reporting a threat of violence, you should be a specific and detailed as possible.
All suspicious individuals or activities should be also reported as soon as possible to a supervisor. Do not place yourself in peril. If you see or hear commotion or disturbance near your workstation, do not try to intercede or see what is happening.
Helping Hands Childcare & Preschool will promptly and thoroughly investigate all reports or threats or actual violence and of suspicious individuals or activities. The identity of the individual making a report will be protected as much as practical. In order to maintain workplace safety and the integrity of its investigation, Helping Hands Childcare & Preschool may suspend employees, without pay, pending investigation. Anyone determined to be responsible for threats of (or actual) violence or other conduct that is in violation of these guidelines may be subject to prompt disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
Helping Hands Childcare & Preschool encourages employees to bring their disputes or differences with other employees to the attention of their supervisor before the situation escalates into potential violence. Helping Hands Childcare & Preschool is eager to assist in the resolution of employee disputes and will not discipline employees for raising such concerns.