Protective Policy. A. This Policy shall only apply to employees employed by the Health & Human Services Agency, the Department of Housing and Investigators of the Public Defender and Alternate Public Defender.
B. When an employee is personally threatened by an individual(s) related to a case due to job-related reasons, the employee may request that the Agency or Department conduct a prompt investigation to determine whether any one or more of the following actions would be appropriate:
1. Case re-assignment;
2. Temporary transfer to other duties, if available;
3. Other actions as appropriate.
4. If the investigation shows that the personal threat interferes with the employee’s performance of his/her job duties, the Agency or Department may recommend that the County file injunctive Court action against the threatening individuals(s) in conformance with Code of Civil Procedure Section 527.6 prohibiting harassment.
C. When an employee believes that he/she is working with a potentially dangerous person, the employee must notify his/her supervisor of such a belief and the reasons therefore. At the request of the employee, the Agency or Department shall consider providing support personnel for the employee during the time he/she is working with such a person in the course and scope of the employee’s duties. No employee shall be required to visit a residence or other location without police back up if information available indicates weapons are present, or recent activity which is likely to pose a threat to personal safety of the employee.
D. When a supervisor or manager becomes aware that an individual(s) within the scope of an employee’s work-related responsibility, or another employee at the work site, is considered threatening or dangerous to that employee or other identifiable employees, the supervisor or manager shall, as soon as practically possible, inform an employee(s), who has/have a work-related need to know.
E. Each employee providing field services in the community and not exclusively in an alternative office setting with an assigned desk phone, will be provided with a fully functioning cellular phone while in the field which may be used to call for assistance from other county personnel, law enforcement, medical personnel and/or anyone else whose assistance may be required in a critical situation.
Protective Policy. A. This Policy shall only apply to employees employed by the Health & Human Services Agency.
B. When an employee is personally threatened by an individual(s) related to a case due to job-related reasons, the employee may request that the Agency or Department conduct a prompt investigation to determine whether any one or more of the following actions would be appropriate:
1. Case re-assignment;
2. Temporary transfer to other duties, if available;
3. Other actions as appropriate.
4. If the investigation shows that the personal threat interferes with the employee’s performance of his/her job duties, the Agency or Department may recommend that the County file injunctive Court action against the threatening individuals(s) in conformance with Code of Civil Procedure Section 527.6 prohibiting harassment.
C. When an employee believes that he/she is working with a potentially dangerous person, the employee must notify his/her supervisor of such a belief and the reasons therefore. At the request of the employee, the Agency or Department shall consider providing support personnel for the employee during the time he/she is working with such a person in the course and scope of the employee’s duties. No employee shall be required to visit a residence or other location without police back up if information available indicates weapons are present, or recent activity which is likely to pose a threat to personal safety of the employee.
D. When a supervisor or manager becomes aware that an individual(s) within the scope of an employee’s work-related responsibility, or another employee at the work site, is considered threatening or dangerous to that employee or other identifiable employees, the supervisor or manager shall, as soon as practically possible, inform an employee(s), who has/have a work-related need to know.
E. Each employee providing field services in the community and not exclusively in an alternative office setting with an assigned desk phone, will be provided with a fully functioning cellular phone while in the field which may be used to call for assistance from other county personnel, law enforcement, medical personnel and/or anyone else whose assistance may be required in a critical situation.
Protective Policy. A. This Policy shall only apply to employees employed by the Health & Human Services Agency, the Department of Housing and Investigators of the Public Defender and Alternate Public Defender.
Protective Policy. A. This Policy shall only apply to employees employed by the Health & Human Services Agency, the Department of Housing and Investigators of the Public Defender and Alternate Public Defender.
B. When an employee is personally threatened by an individual(s) related to a case due to job-related reasons, the employee may request that the Agency or Department conduct a prompt investigation to determine whether any one or more of the following actions would be appropriate:
1. Case re-assignment;
2. Temporary transfer to other duties, if available;
3. Other actions as appropriate.
