Workplace Violence (WPV)
Two-Day Course; 13 Contact Hours
Violence in the workplace is a serious health and safety issue. This course will
provide an overview of current thinking and best practices in workplace violence and active assailant prevention, response, and recovery. The focus will be on designing a proactive approach as well as a comprehensive response plan to meet the needs of organizations at risk. An interactive format, with group exercises and scenarios will be used to enhance the application of the material to simulated events. We will review actual workplace violence and active assailant case studies, taking a “lessons learned “approach. Participants will be asked to bring their experience, questions, and specific workplace violence and active assailant concerns to the training to enhance the practical value of the course. This course will benefit crisis responders as well as any business, employee or management group interested in successful strategies in dealing with workplace violence.
What you will Learn:
- Workplace Violence Defined
- Categories and Types of Workplace Violence
- Active Assailant Defined
- Best Practices
- Threat Assessment
- Response Strategies
- Recovery Issues
- Healthy Workplace Characteristics
- Recent Workplace Violence Incidents