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�Monthly Safety Training�July

Training Manager: Jennifer McLeod

Phone: 270-745-2290

Email: jennifer.mcleod@wku.edu

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Department of Facilities Management

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Agenda / Training Topics

  • Prevention of Sexual Harassment
  • Compressed Gas Cylinder
  • Recognizing Gas Leaks

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Sexual Harassment –�Is It or Isn’t It?

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Objectives

  • Define Sexual Harassment and offensive behaviors that can be considered harassment.

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  • Identify the effects that sexual harassment has on people.

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  • Recognize that sexual harassment of any type is a form of discrimination and will not be tolerated.

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Sexual Harassment Definition

Unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that tends to create a hostile or offensive work environment.

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Types of Sexual Harassment

  • Quid Pro Quo
  • Hostile Work Environment

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DEFINITION-QUID PRO QUO

Quid Pro Quo sexual harassment occurs when:

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Employment decisions or expectations-hiring decisions, promotions, salary increases, work assignments or performance evaluations are based on an employee’s willingness to grant or deny sexual favors.

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Hostile Work Environment

Hostile Work Environment occurs when verbal or non-verbal behavior in the workplace:

  • Focuses on the sexuality of another person or occurs because of the person’s gender.
  • Is unwanted or unwelcome.
  • Is severe or pervasive enough to affect the person’s work environment.

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Examples of Sexual Harassment

  • Sexual Advances
  • Quid Pro Quo
  • Sexual Jokes
  • Gossip and comments on ones Sex Life
  • Displaying sexual suggestive objects or pictures
  • Leering/Whistling
  • Brushing against
  • Sexual Gestures
  • Suggestive or insulting comments
  • Assault or coerced sexual acts

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Four Groups of Sexual Harassment

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Verbal Visual

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Written Physical

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People harass others to:

  • Express dominance or power;
  • Organizationally or socially control someone;
  • Attempt to seek peer approval;
  • Use as a bullying tactic.

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Who Are Harassers?

Anyone can harass, just as anyone can be the target of harassment regardless of sex, sexual preference, age, or professional position.

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What to do if Sexually Harassed

  • Helpful to inform the harasser directly that the conduct is unwelcome and must stop
  • Use any employer complaint mechanism or grievance system available

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Example of Harassment Cases

  1. Asking personal questions. Are you married? Are you happily married? How is your sex life?
  2. Stalking social media accounts to get information on a person.
  3. Standing too close
  4. Excessive compliments or inappropriate comments
  5. Asking someone out to lunch/dinner repeatedly and they always have reasons not to go
  6. Corner someone alone at night in their area

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Example of Harassment Cases (Cont.)

  1. Touching/hugging/long handshakes/rubbing a back
  2. Touching someone to remove food/lint/hair/etc. off clothing, face or body
  3. Telling jokes or derogatory references about a different race/culture/sexual orientation.
  4. Describing a person solely on their race, sex, gender etc.
  5. Spreading rumors about another persons sex life
  6. Inappropriate conversations / memes / videos / photos

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Sexual Misconduct/Assault

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Stalking

Stalking includes repeatedly following, harassing, threatening, or intimidating another by methods that purposely or knowingly causes substantial emotional distress or reasonable fear of bodily injury or death.

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Retaliation

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Retaliation is when adverse action is taken against an individual because he or she reported a violation of policy, filed a formal complaint or participated in an investigation of a discrimination report. Could include the following.

    • Intimidating
    • Threatening
    • Coercing
    • Discriminating

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Information Technology

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Inappropriate conduct: Knowingly visiting pornographic or illegal sites; and/or disseminating, soliciting, or storing sexually oriented messages or images that are not required as part of educational requirements.

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Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policies and Acknowledgement Form

Please review the linked policies below:

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CP-201 Sexual Harassment Policy

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Discrimination & Harassment Policy

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Title IX - Sexual Misconduct & Assault Policy

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Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy

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Training Acknowledgement Form *Must sign and submit

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Check on Learning

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Please complete this digital ‘Check on Learning’ to confirm you completed this training.

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https://forms.gle/BSPEEAnSuj5kWjx8A

QUESTIONS can be emailed to

jennifer.mcleod@wku.edu