Workplace Violence

The Coast Community College District is committed to providing a safe work environment for our faculty and staff. This webpage is designed to provide members of the Coast Community College District community with information and a means to report alleged incidents of workplace violence or any behavior that raises concerns for the safety of another person's life, health, well-being, family or property, whether direct or indirect.

Workplace violence means any act or threat of violence that occurs in a place of employment and includes, but is not limited to the following:

The threat or use of physical force against an employee that results in, or has a high likelihood of resulting in, injury, psychological trauma, or stress, regardless of whether the employee sustains an injury.
An incident involving a threat or use of a firearm or other dangerous weapon, including the use of common objects as weapons, regardless of whether the employee sustains an injury.

How to Report an Incident

In the event of an actual or potential workplace violence emergency, please call 9-1-1. Immediately thereafter and once it is safe to do so please report the incident to your College Public Safety office.

An employee who learns of a workplace violence incident, threat, or hazard should report the matter verbally or in writing. Reports may be made via the Workplace Violence Incident Report Form, or by contacting Human Resources and/or your respective Public Safety Department.

Coastline Public Safety
Golden West Public Safety
Orange Coast/District Public Safety

Workplace Violence Prevention Training

Training is available through the California Community College Chancellor’s Office Vision Resource Center.
Please note: Employees will be required to login to to the VRC training center using District sign-on credentials in order to access the training.

Workplace Violence Awareness and Prevention (Employee Course)
Workplace Violence Awareness and Prevention (Manager Course)
Workplace Violence Awareness and Prevention (Employee - Spanish)
Workplace Violence Awareness and Prevention (Manager - Spanish)

Informational Resources

BP 3510 - Prohibition of Workplace Violence
AP 3510 - Prohibition of Workplace Violence

[WPV Plan]