Zero-Tolerance Workplace Safety
Some company policies include warnings against certain behaviors. If you receive a predetermined number of warnings, then you may face termination. Other policies are designed to address more serious offenses and do not carry the same leniency.
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Identification
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A zero-tolerance workplace safety policy is designed to address issues that directly affect the safety of employees and the operation of the company. It is understood that violating a zero-tolerance policy results in termination of employment.
Types
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A zero-tolerance policy can be developed for almost any offense, but the more common are targeted at violence in the workplace and stealing sensitive company information.
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Features
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Employees should be encouraged to report violations of zero-tolerance policies to their managers. The severe nature of a zero-tolerance offense should bring with it the ability for employees to report violations anonymously.
Potential
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A zero-tolerance policy should be outlined in detail, and each employee should be trained on the identification of these policies and the consequences for violating them. Dismissing an employee based on a vague zero-tolerance policy could result in an employee lawsuit.
Considerations
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Intimidation should be included as part of the office non-violence policy. Bullying co-workers should be viewed as a serious offense and should be part of a zero-tolerance policy.
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