Violence in the Workplace

Duration: 30 Minutes      Language: English

Topics Covered:

• Define workplace violence.

• Identify job tasks and occupations at increased risk for workplace violence.

• Identify the categories of perpetrators of workplace violence.

• Identify precautions to help prevent workplace violence.

• Recognize warning signs of violent behavior and how to respond to them.

• Identify the appropriate response to a violent event occurring in the workplace.

• Identify what to do after a violent incident takes place.

Course Benefits:

• Certificate of Completion. *Valid for 2 years.

• Examination record available for employer.

Regulations:

• Workplace Violence: A Report to the Nation, February 2001, The University of Iowa

• OSHA Fact Sheet, Workplace Violence, 2002

• OSHA Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers 2004