How NIH Defines Violence at Work
Workplace Violence: An action at
an NIH facility that, in the opinion of a reasonable
person, constitutes a threat of harm to a person
or damage to property at an NIH facility; or action
that results in intentional infliction of physical
harm to a person or actual damage to property at
an NIH facility, and includes intimidating or harassing
behavior.
Intimidating or Harassing Behavior: Conduct which
in the opinion of a reasonable person creates a
hostile environment, impairs agency operations,
or frightens, alarms or inhibits others. This includes
making statements that are false, malicious, disparaging,
derogatory, rude, disrespectful, abusive, obnoxious,
insubordinate, or which have the intent to hurt
others
reputations. Physical intimidation or harassment
may include holding, impeding or blocking movement,
following, stalking, touching or other inappropriate
physical contact or advances, including attacks
involving the use of a weapon, and actions such
as hitting, punching, pushing, poking, or kicking.
Intimidating or harassing behavior may cause bodily
or emotional injury, pain and/or distress.
Workplace Violence Facts
Workplace
Violence: A Selected Bibliography from the Minnesota
Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA)
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