A Helpful Workplace Violence Prevention Guide

Forming a workplace violence prevention strategy is an important step in providing a safe work environment for your employees.

It's better to be proactive than reactive.

It’s important to realize that a workplace violence prevention strategy is unique to each company. A strategy that is effective for one, won't necessarily be for another. When you’re establishing yours, remember that a good strategy is geared toward the circumstances, workforce, and resources of the company.

Indications of potential for workplace violence.

You may be thinking, we’ve never experienced violence at our office, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen. Here are a few indicators that violence may occur.

Increasing aggression, i.e. threatening comments
Overreaction to comments or criticism
Prolonged bitterness toward a co-worker/management
Difficulty controlling anger
Rapid fluctuations in behavior

Developing a Workplace Violence Prevention Strategy

Workplace violence prevention must be a priority
Consider your workplace culture – the good and bad
Implement your strategy as a team, as it will be more effective that way
Communication and training are imperative for employee buy-in
As a company, you must make a commitment to seriously review any employee complaints

Components of a Workplace Violence Prevention Strategy

Crisis response procedures
Formation and training of a workplace violence team
Consistent and effective disciplinary measures
Distribution of the company’s workplace violence policy

Workplace Violence Prevention Training

Workplace violence prevention training should open employee's eyes to the consequences of workplace violence while emphasizing the importance of prevention. It’s also important to train and empower employees to report any threats or acts of violence.

We hope this has opened your eyes to the importance of a workplace violence prevention plan.

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