; (ii) provision of dedicated and available safety personnel such as security guards; (iii) employee training on workplace violence prevention methods and techniques to de-escalate and minimize violent behavior; and (iv) employee training on procedures for response in the event of a workplace violence incident and for post-incident response. (13) Workplace violence (A) In general The term workplace violence means any act of violence or threat of violence, without regard to intent, that occurs at a covered facility or while a covered employee performs a covered service. (B) Exclusions The term workplace violence does not include lawful acts of self-defense or lawful acts of defense of others. (C) Inclusions The term workplace violence includes— (i) the threat or use of physical force against a covered employee that results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, psychological trauma, or stress, without regard to whether the covered employee sustains an injury, psychological trauma, or stress; and (ii) an incident involving the threat or use of a firearm or a dangerous weapon, including the use of common objects as weapons, without regard to whether the employee sustains an injury, psychological trauma, or stress. 326. Application of the Workplace Violence Prevention Standard to certain facilities receiving Medicare funds (a) In general Section 1866 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (X), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (Y), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and