Risk of physical and non-physical harm to staff, students, and others from the effects of verbal or physical assault or intimidation. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines work-related violence as ‘Any incident in which a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances relating to their work.’
It is important to remember that this can include:
- verbal abuse or threats, including face to face, online and via telephone
- physical attacks.
This might include violence from members of the public, customers, clients, patients, service users and students towards a person at work.
The University will not tolerate any physical or verbal abuse towards members of staff or others.
There is also a homepage that lists the range of Health and Safety risks identified as relevant to the University's activities and facilities, together with information on the University's policies and arrangements on how these risks are to be managed and controlled.
