Workplace Violence Hazard Assessments
Workplace violence hazard assessments were conducted at The Graduate Center in 2005 and 2007. The assessments included reviews of Graduate Center security incident reports from the year 2000 through 2006, OSHA injury/illness reports for the same period, NYPD crime statistics for the area immediately surrounding our building, annual Office of Security & Public Safety Internal Control Review Reports and Advisory Committee on Campus Security Annual Reports. A Security Self Inspection Hazard Checklist provided by CUNY was also completed. In addition, physical inspections of the facility were conducted. Based on the review of past incidents and the conditions and policies and procedures that are in place, it was determined that workplace violence threat at The Graduate Center is relatively low.
However, it should be recognized that colleges are not immune from workplace violence and the potential for workplace violence at The Graduate Center does exist. Therefore, every college office, department, center and institute should perform an initial assessment to identify its particular workplace security issues. If that assessment determines the college employees are at an elevated risk, the responsible manager or supervisor should contact the Office of Security & Public Safety.
