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Safety First! possibly criminal prosecution.
Additional information about
UF hopes you will never repercussions for engaging in
encounter violence or unsafe misconduct is covered in Chapter 7
conditions at work. But of this handbook.
unfortunately, the reality is bad
things can happen anywhere, Along the same lines, if you
including here. We owe it to Challenge yourself witness someone else behaving
ourselves to talk about and be to be the type of in this manner, please report it
prepared for whatever may person others consider immediately so it can be addressed
come our way. This section of positive, patient, in a prompt and appropriate
the handbook is designed to and understanding. manner. If someone broke into your
highlight some of the most Take pride in being house, you would not wait a month
important facets of keeping levelheaded, the voice to contact law enforcement. If you
our university and work areas of reason, calm, and witness (or are on the receiving
safe. Please spend some time empathetic. Be the type end of) misconduct at work, we
reviewing this section to ensure of colleague others trust, want you to respond with similar
you are safe whenever and admire, and rely upon. urgency.
wherever you are performing Bullies never earn that University of Florida Police
work on behalf of UF, as well as type of respect. Department
outside of work.
The University of Florida Police
Workplace Violence Department (UFPD) has long been

a national model for campus law enforcement
The University of Florida strives to maintain a
safe, professional, and harmonious workplace agencies. UFPD provides service 24 hours a
and academic setting for all members of the day and is an integral part of UF’s dedication to
university community—faculty, staff, students, developing and maintaining a safe and secure
alumni, vendors, customers, and visitors. In campus through the cooperative efforts of
support of this commitment, the University of many university departments and community
Florida has adopted a Workplace Violence policy organizations. UFPD comprises a department of
to help maintain a violence-free environment. both sworn law enforcement officers and civilian
employees who fall under the auspices of the
UF’s Workplace Violence policy describes Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs.
Florida Museum of Natural History conduct expectations in far greater detail than
we will go into here, but you can probably All officers are professionally trained and state-
guess what the main idea is: Don’t commit or of-Florida-certified, with the same authority and
threaten acts of violence. Please ensure your right to bear arms as any other law enforcement
own conduct could not be perceived as being officer in Florida. UFPD provides a full range
disruptive, threatening, or violent. of police services, including, but not limited
to, investigating all crimes committed in its
To be clear, engaging in threatening, jurisdiction, making arrests, providing crime
intimidating, or violent conduct will not prevention/community services programs,
be tolerated and will result in appropriate enforcing traffic laws, and maintaining
university response including, without limitation, crowd control for campus special events.
disciplinary action (including termination) and The department maintains close connections

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