Prevention Strategies for Type I Events

To many people. Type I workplace violence appears to be part of society s crime problem, and not a workplace safety and health problem. Under this view, the workplace is an innocent bystander, and 

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT A PRACTICAL APPROACH 

The cornerstone of an effective workplace security plan is appropriate training of aU anployees, supervisors, and managers. Employers with employees at risk of workplace violence mnst edncate them about the risk factors associated with the various types of workplace violence and provide appropriate training in crime awareness, assault and rape prevention, and defusing hostile sitna-tions. In addition, employers must instruct their employees about the steps to be taken during an emergency incident. 

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