Response to Client Threats and Violence Sample Clauses

Response to Client Threats and Violence. In the event a client poses a clear, immediate threat of physical violence to employees, other clients or themselves, employees shall follow the internal AAC policies, as may be amended by the Joint Health and Safety/Security Committee. Any client committing physical violence against an employee or another client shall be immediately expelled from the facility. In the event an employee believes that a client represents a credible threat of physical harm to employees, other clients, or themselves, the employee may call for the Staff Resource Team (SRT) to be convened. The primary purpose of the SRT is to assess the credibility of the threat posed by the client. The SRT will be convened on the unit in the time of need. In addition to the employee, the SRT will consist of the Chief of Nursing, Clinical Director, any one of the union representatives of the Joint Health and Safety/Security Committee, and a Union Representative for the department in question. Regardless of the determination of the SRT to expel a client, any employee raising a safety concern regarding physical threats regarding employees or clients will be granted necessary time, not to exceed 30 minutes, to complete a Workplace Violence Incident Form. Employees will not face criticism or any other form of reprisal for exercising this right. Workplace Violence Incident forms, witness statements (employees and/or clients) and police reports involving violence or threats of violence of any type will be provided and discussed no less than twenty four (24) hours prior to “post incident review meetings” at which such incident will be discussed to HPAE’s representatives on the Joint Health and Safety/Security Committee and HPAE’s Staff Representative. In the event that an incident occurs less than forty eight (48) hours prior to a scheduled Joint Health and Safety/Security Committee meeting and it is decided to discuss such incident at that meeting, these reports will be provided as soon as possible. All Workplace Violence Incident forms shall be maintained by Human Resources and a summary report of all such incidents will be given to the Joint Health and Safety/Security Committee at each monthly meeting.