Prohibited Conduct & Threats
Standards prohibiting violence, threats, intimidation, stalking, harassment, weapons violations, and other conduct that may endanger people or property. 

Warning Signs & Reporting
Guidance for recognizing concerning behavior and promptly reporting threats, unusual conduct, protective orders, or other safety concerns.

Emergency Response & Immediate Danger
Procedures for contacting emergency services, following evacuation or lockdown instructions, securing the area, and prioritizing personal safety.

Threat Assessment & Intervention
A structured process for evaluating reports, determining risk, coordinating expertise, documenting decisions, and implementing protective measures. 

Management & Employee Responsibilities
Expectations for reporting concerns, preserving confidentiality, cooperating with assessments, following safety directions, and avoiding independent intervention.

Non-Retaliation, Recovery & Corrective Action
Protections for good-faith reporting, support following incidents, operational recovery, and consequences for threats, violence, retaliation, or noncompliance.

Who This Policy Is For

Designed for organizations that need clear standards for preventing, reporting, assessing, and responding to workplace violence and threats.

A strong fit for small and mid-sized organizations, nonprofits, growing employers, organizations with public-facing operations, multiple locations, fieldwork, vulnerable populations, or heightened security concerns, and leaders responsible for employee safety, threat response, operational continuity, and organizational risk.

How to Use This Template

Start with a professionally structured framework, then tailor it to your prohibited conduct, reporting channels, emergency procedures, and threat-assessment practices.

Customize the editable Word template with your organization’s prohibited conduct, warning signs, reporting contacts, emergency-response procedures, threat-assessment roles, protective measures, employee and manager responsibilities, non-retaliation safeguards, recovery practices, and consequences for noncompliance. Coordinate it with related emergency-response, weapons, anti-harassment, visitor-safety, disciplinary, and business-continuity policies; train employees and leaders on reporting and immediate-danger procedures; and review the finalized policy as facilities, operations, risks, or legal requirements change.