“What can workplace violence or aggression look like?

Workplace violence can be any incident where a person is abused, threatened or assaulted at the workplace or while they are carrying out work. It can be:

* physical assault such as biting, scratching, hitting, kicking, pushing, grabbing, throwing objects
* intentionally coughing or spitting on someone
* sexual assault or any other form of indecent physical contact
* harassment or aggressive behaviour that creates a fear of violence, such as stalking, sexual harassment, verbal threats and abuse, yelling and swearing
* hazing or initiation practices for new or young workers
* violence from a family or domestic relationship when this occurs at the workplace, including if the person’s workplace is their home.

Violence or aggression may also be gendered in nature. Gendered violence is any behaviour directed at any person or that affects a person because of their sex, gender or sexual orientation, or because they do not adhere to socially prescribed gender roles, that creates a risk to health and safety.

For example, this includes violence targeted at someone because they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer or asexual

Sexual harassment may also be a form of gendered violence and may be perpetrated by various people including an employer, supervisor, co-worker, client, patient or customer.

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https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/preventing-workplace-sexual-harassment-guide