Prevention of Workplace Violence Policy Statement

Policy Statement Revision: July 23, 2008

Mike Dean’s Super Food Stores recognizes the potential for workplace violence and other aggressive behaviour directed at our management and employees.

We will not tolerate behaviour from anyone (customers, fellow employees, management, suppliers, or drivers) that intimidates, threatens, harasses, abuses, injures, or otherwise victimizes our employees. Mike Dean’s Super Food Stores will take whatever steps are appropriate to protect our employees from potential hazards associated with violence in the workplace.

Management Responsibilities

Management will:

Identify and inform employees working in our stores of potential areas of violence in the workplace
Ensure all steps are taken to minimize the risk to our employees from violence
Report and investigate all incidents of violence

Employee Responsibilities

Employees will:

Employees are responsible to be familiar with potential areas of violence
Employees are required to immediately report any incident of violence to their supervisor
Employees are required to continually assess workplace violence hazards

No manager or employee will be penalized or reprimanded when acting in good faith while following the procedures for addressing incidents of workplace violence.

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