In the first of this three-part seminar series we start with a question we often use in class: Somewhere in your community today, there is someone that you believe could be capable of carrying out an attack on your workplace?
Would you be surprised to learn that 800-1000 Americans are murdered in the workplace every single year in the U.S.? Did you know that OSHA recognizes homicide as a leading cause of death in the workplace? As a result, a company must have a workplace violence plan for their employees. In this day and age, most organizations have policy and procedures in place to respond to a myriad of problems but few have a plan for workplace violence. During this seminar, we will discuss: the effects of workplace violence on American businesses, and what a workplace violence policy should cover with a proper response plan as well. We will discuss how an all-hazards approach can be beneficial for your workplace violence response plan, as well as other considerations such as high-risk terminations.
This series includes:
- Part 1: Understanding Workplace Violence: Operationalizing Your Prevention Strategies in a Justice Environment (This webinar)
- Part 2: Threats & Risk Assessments of Workplace Violence for Justice Agencies
- Part 3: Ask Me Anything: Workplace Violence & Mass Shootings
