Workplace Violence Prevention for All Employers
How many times do we hear of workplace violence tragedies in the news that could have been prevented if someone had reported the warning signs that lead to workplace violence? Workplace Violence Prevention training teaches employees how to recognize, report and defuse situations—involving tense coworkers, employees or third-parties—before they erupt into workplace violence. This course equips your employees with vital knowledge that could save lives in your workplace.
Course Highlights
- Definitions and distinctions: “inappropriate workplace aggression” & “workplace violence.”
- The broad range of behaviors that can be considered workplace violence.
- Violence origins and precursors.
- Recognizing and adding up the indicators of violence.
- Subtle and silent forms of inappropriate workplace aggression.
- How the “negligent retention” of aggressive employees can create legal liability.
- Facts and falsehoods about workplace violence.
- What “zero tolerance” toward workplace violence means.
- Numerous “Ripped From the Headlines” real-life stories.
- What to do when domestic violence crosses into the workplace.
- What behavior should be reported, to whom and when.
- Establishing and enforcing appropriate workplace boundaries.
- How to de-escalate workplace conflicts and confrontations.