Workplace Violence Prevention
Stanford University strives to provide a safe work environment free from threats or acts of violence. With this in mind, and in accordance with state laws, Administrative Guide (AGM) 2.2.4: Violence in the Workplace provides guidelines for responding to violence or threats of violence in the workplace, including all university locations.
Additionally, AGM 2.2.4 complies with California employment law, Senate Bill 553, which requires employers to create and publish a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.
Stanford University’s Workplace Violence Prevention Plan
Stanford employees should become familiar with the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.
Report a threat or act of workplace violence
If you experience or observe actual or imminent violence, you should immediately call 9-1-1.
You should report any acts or threats of violence to:
- Either your immediate supervisor or other manager in the applicable school or unit, or
- Your local Human Resources Office, or
University Human Resources–Employee & Labor Relations at (650) 721-4272 or stanfordelr@stanford.edu
Incident log
University Human Resources–Employee & Labor Relations maintains a specific workplace violence incident log to track all reports of threats or acts of workplace violence. To obtain a copy, please email stanfordelr@stanford.edu.
Workplace Violence Prevention Annual Training
California Senate Bill 553 mandates that all employees take an annual training on workplace violence prevention, which includes how to spot and report behaviors of concern and strategies for preventing workplace violence.
This course is required training for all employees and postdoctoral scholars, including:
- Non-academic staff (supervisors and non-supervisors)
- Academic staff
- Faculty
- Casual, temporary, and student employees
- Postdoctoral scholars
Registration info
You will receive an enrollment notification by email from STARS.
Course details
The course will take less than 30 minutes to complete. Upon completion, you will receive a course completion notification email from STARS with a link to download a certificate of completion for your records.