Organizations owe it to their employees to ensure a working environment that is absolutely free of physical or emotional violence. To achieve this, employers must train employees on how to recognize violent behavior and to understand the steps they must take once a situation occurs.

Why Train on This Topic?
According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 2 million assaults and threats of violence against Americans at work occur annually. This includes 396,000 aggravated assaults, 51,000 rapes and sexual assaults, 84,000 robberies, and 1,000 homicides. In addition to assaults and threats, a substantial number of employers report being bullied or harassed on the job.

Providing the Workplace Violence Prevention course to your employees will:

• Clearly communicate your organization's commitment to employee health and safety
• Give employees practical skills for preventing, responding to, and reporting incidents of workplace violence
• Reduce the risk and cost of lawsuits and fines related to workplace violence

Who Should Take This Course?
All employees (Non-supervisor and supervisor versions available).

Course Content
Global Compliance's online course, Workplace Violence Prevention, teaches employees practical skills to prevent and respond properly to threats, abuse, and violent behavior that employees may face from other employees, customers, vendors, or strangers in their workplace.

Through a series of interactive case studies, exercises, and role-playing activities, employees learn step-by-step information they need to perform their duties while avoiding and preventing workplace violence. Among other things, employees learn how to:

• Gauge their risk of experiencing workplace violence
• Identify potential risk factors for workplace violence
• Spot the "early warning signs" of workplace violence
• Know when to report questionable or threatening behavior
• Defuse threatening situations when they occur
• Properly react to an episode of workplace violence

Managers and supervisors receive additional instruction on their special duties for preventing and reporting workplace violence.


How is Course Information Delivered?
Through a series of interactive case studies and exercises, employees learn step-by-step information they need to perform their duties while preventing workplace violence. A Question and Answer feature allows employees to ask online questions with an option for anonymity and to receive online answers. A supplemental manager and supervisor section provides additional instruction on duties to prevent workplace violence.