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Workplace Violence

Workplace violence may take the form of various types of personal assaults. These may include weapons such as knives or handguns. The only warning you may 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, without windows if possible. Hide behind a desk, under a table, or in a closet or bathroom. Remain still and quiet.
• If a phone is available in the safe area, and it is safe to use it, call Campus Police at 516-5155. Provide as much information as possible. Stay on the phone with the police dispatcher for as long as it is safe to do so.
• Take no action to intervene.

Hostage Situation

• Evacuate the building staying out of site of the perpetrator(s).
• Take no action to intervene with the hostage taker(s).
• Call Campus Police at 516-5155. Inform them of the situation and provide as much information as possible

Remember to never put yourself in harms way!