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Workplace Safety

Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention Program

  • 1st Edition - October 23, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Randall W. Ferris, Daniel Murphy
  • Language: English

Workplace Safety: Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention Program includes a powerful model on how to overcome organizational rationalization, objection, and denial wh… Read more

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Description

Workplace Safety: Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention Program

includes a powerful model on how to overcome organizational rationalization, objection, and denial when confronted with proposing a workplace violence protection program.

The book offers real-life cases studies on how violence was successfully avoided using the book’s program, and also shows how to recognize and report precursor behaviors that precede violence.

In addition, the book demonstrates proven methods for properly, and effectively, responding to violence should it occur, and tactfully managing the aftermath.

Key features

  • Includes a powerful model on how to overcome organizational rationalization, objection, and denial when confronted with proposing a workplace violence protection program
  • Offers real-life cases studies on how violence was successfully avoided using the book’s program
  • Presents best practices on how to recognize and report precursor behaviors that precede violence
  • Demonstrates proven methods for properly, and effectively, responding to violence and tactfully managing the aftermath

Readership

Security practitioners, loss Prevention personnel, Lawyers, Risk Managers, Law Enforcement Personnel, Human Resource Management

Table of contents

Part I: Getting Your Ducks in a Row

Chapter 1: Definitions, Statistics, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

  • Abstract
  • Workplace Violence Is Not a Crime
  • Reporting at the Federal Level
  • OSHA’s Role
  • OSHA Workplace Violence Inspections
  • OSHA Risk Factors
  • OSHA Fines and Lawsuits
  • What Every Company Should Do

Chapter 2: The Need for a Violence Prevention Program

  • Abstract
  • Avoidance of Legal Liability
  • The Cost of an On-Site Homicide

Chapter 3: Overcoming Rationalizations, Objections, and Denials

  • Abstract

Part II: Getting Everyone Up-to-Speed

Chapter 4: Types of Violence

  • Abstract

Chapter 5: Relationship Violence

  • Abstract
  • Observable Symptoms of Relationship Violence
  • Discussing Your Concerns with the Associate

Chapter 6: Associate Violence

  • Abstract
  • Motive and Behavioral Warning Signs

Chapter 7: External Violence

  • Abstract
  • How Much Security Is Appropriate?

Part III: Formulating a Plan and Putting it Into Action

Chapter 8: Seven Components of a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan

  • Abstract
  • The Seven Components of a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan

Chapter 9: Staff and Management Training

  • Abstract
  • Associate Training Plan
  • Supervisor and Management Training

Chapter 10: The Situational Assessment and Management Team

  • Abstract
  • Assembling the Team
  • Addressing the Immediate Threat
  • The Investigation
  • Conducting Threat Assessments

Chapter 11: High-Risk Terminations and Building an Enhanced Security Plan

  • Abstract
  • Softening the Landing
  • After the Termination is Over
  • The Enhanced Security Plan

Chapter 12: Managing the Aftermath of Violence

  • Abstract
  • Victim and Family Care
  • Employee Care
  • Police Relations
  • Interim Business Recovery
  • Public Communication

Review quotes

"For organizations that have not developed procedures to deter or respond to violent incidents in the workplace and those that do not understand the concept of these issues, this could be a helpful guide."—ASIS Dynamics

"The authors close with the hope that their book ‘will spark discussions in workplaces and help bring about the development of effective, reasonable, defendable programs designed to protect people by preventing violence’. They have done a good job."—Professional Security Magazine Online

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 26, 2015
  • Language: English

About the authors

RF

Randall W. Ferris

Affiliations and expertise
Co-founder, Violence Prevention Strategies, LLC. MN, USA

DM

Daniel Murphy

Affiliations and expertise
Co-founder, Violence Prevention Strategies, LLC. MN, USA

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