Violence in the Workplace

  • 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
We offer this course as one of our on-site "Private Seminars". Please contact us for details.