Workplace Violence Prevention Training

 One of the most important components of any enterprise-wide workplace violence prevention program is training. Any effective workplace violence prevention and intervention program must include initial and periodic refresher training for all levels of the organization, including Threat Assessment Teams, managers and supervisors, general employees, front-line employees and security and HR personnel. 

All workplace violence prevention training from WGI meets the requirements established by the American National Standard for Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention (ASIS/SHRM WPV1.1-2011).

This program provides specialized, high-level intervention training to a select group of individuals within an organization. These individuals, who typically represent a variety of disciplines within the organization, will be equipped with a common language, skills and techniques that will provide an understanding of the team’s primary responsibilities, how to evaluate and intervene in the event of conflict, threats and aggression, and serious violent incidents.  

Training will also include a review of:

• OSHA guidelines
• Response readiness
• Investigatory and intervention techniques
• Workplace security evaluations
• Hands-on instruction on performing risk assessments
• Case studies using examples from “real-life” situations 

Training content includes:

• Defining workplace violence
• Types of perpetrators
• Recognizing problematic behaviors
• Effectively responding to inappropriate behaviors
• Policy review
• Initial screening of reported incidents/situations
• Information gathering
• Identify resources within the organization
• Handle disciplinary (including termination) actions

Training content includes: 

• Increase employee awareness of workplace violence risk factors
• Understand the organization’s policy and reporting procedures
• Educate employees of their responsibility to adhere to policies and procedures
• Raise awareness of importance of reporting problematic or threatening behaviors 
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