You are in the cafeteria at your workplace when you hear gunshots. What are the next steps you should take?Answers will vary but should include some of the following aspects

Identify the types of workplace violence.

Violent acts by criminals who have no other connection to the workplace, but enter it in order to commit robbery or another crime.

Violence directed at employees by customers, clients, patients, students, inmates, or any others for whom an organization provides services.

Violence against coworkers, supervisors, or managers by a present or former employee.

Violence committed in the workplace by someone who doesn’t work there, but has a personal relationship with an employee, like an abusive spouse or domestic partner