Sally's role as HR coordinator continues to expand, and COO Susan Thomas has asked Sally to create a workplace violence prevention policy and program. She acknowledges that there may be some overlap in the two documents, and that they are important for different reasons and should work together. She tells Sally, "The policy explains what we're going to do and why. The program explains how we're going to do it$.$ The policy should refer to items in the program generically. The program should reference the policy to help provide context." She advises Sally that it is probably best to work on the policy first.

Storm Enterprises company structure:

As of $1/1/23,$ the company has over $200$ employees.

$100$ employees work in a warehouse environment where they package and ship product.

$19$ employees work in a lab, developing new technology for Storm Enterprises.

$10$ employees serve an administrative function:

$2$ Receptionists

$4$ Executive Assistants

$4$ Phone Operators: they take work order fulfillment calls

$6$ employees comprise the management staff:

Owner $($Eddie Storm$)$

COO $($Susan Thomas$)$

Vice President $($Dr$.$ James Hawkings: oversees technology development$)$

Director of Client Services $($John Thorn: oversees warehouse and product distribution$)$

Human Resources Manager $($Bill Washburn$)$

Human Resource Coordinator $($Sally Tunes$)$

Create a $3-5$ page Workplace Violence policy for COO Thomas to review. At a minimum, your policy should include the following:

Statement of the Storm Enterprises policy regarding workplace violence including definitions and examples;

Purpose of the policy;

Warning signs for workplace violence;

Employee reporting requirements and how Storm Enterprises will respond to reports; and

Penalties for violating the policy.