How can a company prevent workplace violence?
It's essential to train employees on how to identify possible threats, how to report them, and how to react in a violent situation.
The training involves knowing what warning signs to look for, what triggers to avoid, how to manage your emotions and how to determine whether to run, hide, or fight.
On a normal day, we clock in, we work hard, and we clock out. It is business as usual; nothing eventful happens. Yet, workplace violence is a real threat. Recent events are a sad reminder of the importance of knowing what to do in an Active Shooter or Workplace Violence situation. Homicides are now the leading cause of non-accidental workplace deaths. Whether the assailant is a spouse, a current or former employee, a customer, or random stranger, workplace safety cannot be assumed. One insult, one threat, one punch, one gunshot — any of these situations will have devastating effects on your hardworking staff.
Would you know what to do if you were faced with a gunman or irate employee?
Our 40+ years in business serving a wide variety of corporate clients has shown us over and over that being proactive about your building security reduces liability and saves money. If you need some help with a security related issue, a Security Vulnerability Assessment is an excellent place to start. CIC has a team of experienced security professionals who can do a Vulnerability Assessment of your facility and train your employees in Workplace Violence & Active Shooter Threat Response.
When you are faced with an act of violence in your workplace, would you know what to do? Workplace violence is real and it can happen to you! Whether the threat is from the outside or inside, you must have a plan in place so that every one of your employees has a fair chance of surviving. This takes planning, training and practice.
Our professionally trained personnel are uniquely qualified to help you with your Workplace Violence / Active Shooter program. Working with your team, CIC will help you design a program that will support and enhance your on-going safety and security efforts and make sure that is in line with current best practices.
In a recent case, a disgruntled worker who had been fired returned to the workplace and shot 5 of his former co-workers. He then turned his gun on himself and took his own life. This scene of violence and horror will be etched in the memories of all those who survived this tragedy.
It is unclear as to whether or not the company had an action plan in place for a situation like this. One thing is certain, it can happen anywhere – even in your business. Will your employees know what to do, how to react? Will they be frozen with fear or do they have the basic tools to help them overcome their fear? What is your plan? Have you trained and practiced your plan with your employees? Is your plan part of your new hire onboarding process? It’s time to get real and help ensure that your employees are better equipped to survive one of these senseless attacks.
These are questions you should be asking yourself about your workplace, but it goes deeper than violence in the workplace. We all need to be more aware of our surroundings in terms of what is going on around us. Develop a second sense about the possibilities of violence. Whether you are out clubbing, at a concert or in a movie theater, at a shopping mall or a grocery store, be aware. One thing is certain, no matter where you are, if your workplace has a Workplace Violence/Active Shooter program, many of the principles you train on at your company will help you in other situations.
If you don’t have any idea where to start, CIC’s trained security professionals can help you. Our Active Shooter / Workplace Violence program is based on Homeland Security’s principles of Run, Hide, Fight. We can work with your team to determine security vulnerabilities, develop a plan specific to your needs, train your staff and review escape routes, safe areas, and available items that could be used if forced into a “fight” situation. Our Safe at Work program satisfies the Ohio BWC's Green Period Requirements.
In a recent case, a disgruntled worker who had been fired returned to the workplace and shot 5 of his former co-workers. He then turned his gun on himself and took his own life. This scene of violence and horror will be etched in the memories of all those who survived this tragedy.
It is unclear as to whether or not the company had an action plan in place for a situation like this. One thing is certain, it can happen anywhere – even in your business. Will your employees know what to do, how to react? Will they be frozen with fear or do they have the basic tools to help them overcome their fear? What is your plan? Have you trained and practiced your plan with your employees? Is your plan part of your new hire onboarding process? It’s time to get real and help ensure that your employees are better equipped to survive one of these senseless attacks.
These are questions you should be asking yourself about your workplace, but it goes deeper than violence in the workplace. We all need to be more aware of our surroundings in terms of what is going on around us. Develop a second sense about the possibilities of violence. Whether you are out clubbing, at a concert or in a movie theater, at a shopping mall or a grocery store, be aware. One thing is certain, no matter where you are, if your workplace has a Workplace Violence/Active Shooter program, many of the principles you train on at your company will help you in other situations.
If you don’t have any idea where to start, CIC’s trained security professionals can help you. Our Active Shooter / Workplace Violence program is based on Homeland Security’s principles of Run, Hide, Fight. We can work with your team to determine security vulnerabilities, develop a plan specific to your needs, train your staff and review escape routes, safe areas, and available items that could be used if forced into a “fight” situation. Our Safe at Work program satisfies the Ohio BWC's Green Period Requirements.
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