Workplace Violence and a Solution

Virginia Tech – Could it Happen at Your Company?

How can the employees protect themselves?

Nothing can guarantee that an employee will not become a victim of workplace violence. These steps, however, can help reduce the odds:

Learn how to recognize, avoid, or diffuse potentially violent situations by attending personal safety training programs.
Alert supervisors to any concerns about safety or security and report all incidents immediately in writing.

What should employers do following a workplace violence event?

Encourage employees to report and log all incidents and threats of workplace violence.
Provide prompt medical evaluation and treatment after the incident.
Report violent incidents to the local police promptly.
Inform victims of their legal right to prosecute perpetrators.
Discuss the circumstances of the incident with staff members.
Encourage employees to share information about ways to avoid similar situations in the future.
Offer stress debriefing sessions and posttraumatic counseling services to help workers recover from a violent incident.
Investigate all violent incidents and threats, monitor trends in violent incidents by type or circumstance, and institute corrective actions.
Discuss changes in the program during regular employee meetings.

Where do I Start?

To immediately get started in developing your company workplace violence program, we’ve put together three tools that can help you keep employees safe:

2 page workplace violence program template
25 slide PowerPoint presentation on Workplace violence
80 page report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on workplace violence.

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