Workplace Violence Avoidance To download the complete 2009 Workshop Catalog, click here Introduction True or False? The OSHA General Duty Clause requires that employers develop and implement a workplace violence program to protect their employees? The answer is False. However, there is still a lot of room for interpretation. Picture an employer on the witness stand defending the company against a law suit resulting from a workplace violence incident. The lawyer for the plaintiff says, but Mr. Employer, doesn't the OSHA General Duty Clause specifically say "Each employer -- shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees," and doesn't this mean that you should have implemented a workplace violence program before these events occurred? What would you think if you were a member of that jury? True or False? Can all Workplace Violence incidents be avoided? Our answer is a definite yes! Workplace Violence Education, Training and Consulting Services The University of Findlay will work with you to customize a program that meets your company's specific workplace violence avoidance needs. UF will assist you, design, and deliver a program that can include any mix of the following custom designed services: Write your Workplace Violence (WPV) Avoidance Policy. Help you learn what behavioral signs to look for in order to help identify employees with issues that may lead to workplace violence. Teach you how to conduct a 'safe' employee termination, and how to determine beforehand when an employee termination may turn into a problem. Work with your community law enforcement officials, and other local agencies, to be sure they are actively involved with your plans. Walk your facility grounds to assist in identifying safety and security issues. 6. Make recommendations on physical security devices that you should employ. Train your workers, supervisors, and administrative staff how to identify potential WPV issues and what they should do about them as identified in your specific plans. This can be accomplished very effectively through the use of a short, customized video that all employees view as a step in the implementation of your specific plan. Assist you in developing and conducting both table-top and full scale exercises to "test" your plans - do they actually work in a real life situation? Assist you in developing and implementing a company or corporate wide Threat Assessment Management Team to gather information on potential threats, analyze the information, and act to intervene when warranted in order to avoid the terrible consequences of WPV incidents. Workplace Violence Avoidance Project Summaries Workplace Violence Training SEEM has developed and is delivering a comprehensive Workplace Violence Prevention and Awareness training program for over 8,000 employees of a Fortune 500 pharmaceuticals company headquartered in the Northeast, with facilities worldwide. Our program is divided into an Awareness Phase and an Ongoing Training Phase and includes the following: 1) Executive Overview; 2) Training for Response Teams; 3) Operational Management Training; 4) Awareness Training for all Employees; 5) CD for Managers; 6) Written Workplace Violence Program. In addition to assisting the Company in creating a written Workplace Violence Plan, the program incorporates a blended-learning approach to effective training that includes face-to-face training, developing a CD for managers, and creating a series of Awareness level training videos scenarios that will be presented via the Company Intranet. One of the video scenarios will be for workers, and will show what workplace violence is and isn’t, and what the worker should do when they see, or suspect it. The second video is for supervisors, and will show what is and isn’t workplace violence as well as how the supervisor should deal with their employees who report it, as well as how to properly report suspected incidents up the chain of command, per the company policy.