As seen on the EEOC's website (www.eeoc.gov), the following is the Agency's guidance for "Preventive Action" regarding Sexual Harassment.

OVERALL GUIDELINES

"The EEOC's Guidelines encourage employers to take all steps necessary to prevent sexual harassment from occurring, such as affirmatively raising the subject, expressing strong disapproval, developing appropriate sanctions, informing employees of their right to raise, and how to raise, the issue of harassment under Title VII (of the 1964 Civil Rights Act), and developing methods to sensitize all concerned."

SPECIFIC GUIDELINES

EEOC 29 C.F.R. § 1604.11 (f). "An effective preventative program should include an explicit policy against sexual harassment that is clearly and regularly communicated to employees and effectively implemented. The employer should affirmatively raise the subject with all supervisory and non-supervisory employees, express strong disapproval, and explain the sanctions for harassment. The employer should also have a procedure for resolving sexual harassment complaints. The procedure should be designed to ‘encourage victims of harassment to come forward’ and should not require a victim to complain first to the offending supervisor. See Vinson, 106 S. CT. at 2408. It should ensure confidentiality as much as possible and provide effective remedies, including protection of victims and witnesses against retaliation."