Gov. Bill Ritter issued an executive order Wednesday charging the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration to develop a policy addressing workplace violence in state government by March.
Such violence can compromise the safety of all workers and result in lost productivity, increased health costs and greater employee turnover, the Democratic governor said in a news release.
“We can prevent these senseless acts of violence and the harm that falls upon victims, friends, families and coworkers by raising awareness of domestic and workplace violence,” Ritter said. “Today we are starting the necessary steps to provide a violence-free environment.”
The order calls for the personnel department to develop a universal policy and then for each department to formulate protocols and procedures for implementing the policy by August.
Those departmental policies will include steps to increase education about workplace violence, including domestic violence affecting the office, and to inform employees of available resources for assistance.
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