Training

Violence in the workplace is second only to motor vehicles in causing on the job fatalities. While workplace violence was once confined to a few specific industries, it now affects businesses of every size and type. Recent studies have shown that workplace violence:

• Affects one out of every four full- time American workers each year
• Is the leading cause of occupational death for women
• Claims more lives each year than AIDS and drunk driving combined
• Cost Industry over $4 billion a year

Course Coverage:

• Types of workplace violence
• What employers need to know
• Personnel Issues
• Before you have an incident
• When you have an incident
• Architectural / Design issues
• Setting up a security system
• Checklist for conducting audits
• Sample of a Model Workplace Plan
• An overview of OSHA's "Preventing Workplace Violence" Guidelines.

Who Should Attend:

• Safety Personnel
• Safety Committee Members
• Line / Staff Supervisors
• Line / Staff Managers
• Risk Managers