Preventing Workplace Violence: Proven Strategies, Policies and Techniques to Create a Safe Zero-Tolerance Work Environment

Webcast: Preventing Workplace Violence

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Tuesday, September 2nd 2008 under Workplace Violence Seminars

Live 90-Minute Audio Webcast – Preventing Workplace Violence: Proven Strategies, Policies and Techniques to Create a Safe Zero-Tolerance Work Environment.
When: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 1:30 – 3:00 PM EDT
Presenters: John Lane, William Bowler & Don Grimme

The workplace is the most dangerous place to be in America, according to the U.S. Department of Justice . The problem is so pervasive that the Centers For Disease Control has classified workplace violence as a national epidemic.

Taking steps to prevent violence in your business is not only good policy – it’s the law! That’s because the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) general duty clause, says “an employer is obligated to furnish its employees a workplace free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death and/or serious physical harm,” and has that been interpreted to include preventable workplace violence.

If you think your organization is immune, you’re wrong! 1 in 4 workers is attacked, threatened or harassed each year, costing:

- $13.5 billion in medical costs / year

- 500,000 employees missing 1,750,000 days work / year

- 41% increased stress levels

Although workplace violence may often be unforeseen, there are steps to take to prevent it and to protect employees. The prevention of workplace violence is not the domain of any single department within an organization. Eliminating violence in the workplace before it happens should be a top priority for every executive, manager and team leader. Every organization should have a workplace violence policy just like they have an emergency policy.

Join Health Resources Publishing and experts from the law enforcement/threat management, HR and EAP perspectives for “Preventing Workplace Violence: Proven Strategies, Policies and Ways to Create a Safe Zero-Tolerance Work Environment,” a special 90-minute audio conference schedule for Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 1:30 PM Eastern time.

Agenda
- The top observable warning signs of workplace violence

- How to identify potential perpetrators of workplace violence

- Who is at greatest risk of workplace violence

- How to create successful workplace violence prevention policies

- Identifying the barriers and challenges to implementation of workplace violence prevention efforts and strategies for overcoming them

- The most effective methods and ways to avoid or reduce law suits involving claims of inadequate security

- How to draft a written workplace violence policy and procedures that reduce the potential for workplace violence

- Ways to teach your employees to be management’s “eyes and ears” and to report threats of violence

- How EAPs can prevent violence when employees can address concerns in a dignified, confidential manner

- Tips to creating a safe, zero-tolerance work environment

- Live question and answer session

Who Will Benefit From This Session?
Employers, government employers, colleges and universities with titles: President & CEO, COO, General Manager, Executive Director, VP or Director Human Resources, EAP director, employee relations, benefit director, occupational health, risk management, staff educator, operations managers, plant managers, other senior management, and consultants