The British Columbia Public Service Agency details the steps for creating a workplace violence prevention program on its website. In addition to example risk assessment reports and incident forms, the site has an overview of:
- Manager/Supervisor Responsibilities
- Employee Responsibilities
- Risk Assessments
- Risk Factors
- Risk Assessment
- Training and Post Incident Response
- Incident Reporting and Investigation
- Incident [...]

In 2004, the University of Saskatchewan developed “A Guide to Developing a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.” The guide provides directions for creating a site specific violence prevention plan and includes instructions and forms to address these topics:
- Employee Survey
- Personal Opinion Questionnaire
- Workplace Behaviour Inventory
- Violence Risk Assessment Form
- OH&S Regulations
- Violence Prevention Plan Record
- [...]

The free online seminar; Workplace Violence, Security Protocol and Crisis Communications for Law Firm Leaders, is scheduled for Tuesday, June 5, 2007 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT.
More information or to register

The State of Washington has developed a guide entitled; Workplace Violence – Awareness and Prevention for Employers and Employees.
The guide covers the basic elements of developing a workplace violence prevention program responding to workplace violence. The appendixes contains several samples including;
- Workplace Violence Prevention Program
- Forms
- Training Techniques
- Workplace Weapons Policy
- Policy on Domestic Violence [...]

In follow-up to last week’s post, an online version is available to the publication; Dealing with Workplace Violence – A Guide for Agency Planners.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management website

The U.S.Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published Workplace Violence – Issues in Response. While the main focus of the guide is on employee violence, other sections are devoted to violence in health care as well as domestic violence and stalking.
View the guide

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the Interagency Working Group on Violence in the Workplace, have published; Dealing with Workplace Violence – A Guide for Agency Planners. The information was compiled from the best-practices across numerous Federal agencies.
The guide was developed over 9 years ago and is still used by agencies and companies who [...]

The Omega Threat Management Group, Inc., in association with the law firm of Curiale, Dellaverson, Hirschfeld & Kraemer, LLP, is hosting the 2007 National Conference on Threats and Workplace Violence. The conference runs May 17 & 18, 2007 at the Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel in Anaheim, CA.
Omega Threat Management Group website

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) produces Violence in the Workplace Prevention Guide. The 171-page guide serves as a practical workplace training and reference tool and includes safety tips, diagrams, checklists and illustrations.
Topics covered in the guide include; risk factors, policy, risk assessments, reporting and investigating, critical incident management plan, victim support [...]

From the business section in The New York Times, this article presents a series of questions and answers about workplace violence.
The New York Times article