Violence prevention programs

An effective workplace violence prevention program starts with the commitment of management to the program and the involvement of employees followed by a written workplace violence prevention policy statement. The policy should state that the employer refuses to tolerate violence in the workplace and is committed to the development and implementation of a program to reduce incidents of violence in the workplace. 

Explain the importance of establishing a workplace violence prevention program... 

A workplace violence prevention program is only as effective as top management is willing to make it. But it is every employee s responsibility to be aware, act on warning signs, and learn how to deal with threats. 

Post-incident response and evaluation are essential to an effective violence prevention program. All workplace violence programs should provide treatment for victimized employees and employees who may be traumatized by witnessing a workplace violence incident. Several types of assistance can be incorporated into the post-incident response, including... 

An employer that has experienced acts of workplace violence, or becomes aware of threats, intimidation, or other indicators showing that the potential for violence in the workplace exists, would be on notice of the risk of workplace violence and should implement a workplace violence prevention program combined with engineering controls, administrative... 

I OSHA believes that a well written and implemented workplace violence prevention program, combined with engineering controls, administrative controls and training can reduce the inci-I dence of workplace violence in both the private sector and federal workplaces. This can be a separate workplace violence prevention program or can be incorporated into an injruy and illness prevention program, employee handbook, or manual of standard operating procedru-es. 

Wintermute, Garen, et al. Ejfectiveness of Denial of Handgun Purchase by Violent Misdemeanants, Final Report. Sacramento University of California, Davis. Violence Prevention Research Program, available through Rockville, Md. National Institute of Justice, 2002. This report compares persons convicted of at least one violent misdemeanor who were denied purchase of a gun ftom a licensed dealer to similar persons who were able to purchase a gun prior to enactment of the California law. The study concludes that the successful purchasers are more likely to be arrested for new gun and/or violent crimes thus the law has a crime-reducing effect. 

Smith, S.J. (2002). Workplace Violence - 10 Tips for a Proactive Prevention Program. Professional Safety, 47(11), 34M3. 

If safety programs have stalled on a plateau of acceptance, professionals should zero in on the causes of most work fatalities motor vehicle safety, truck fleet safety, workplace violence prevention, and fire and explosion protection (fatal work injuries resulting from fires and explosions rose from 113 in 2009 to 187 in 2010, an increase of 65 percent, according to the BLS. 

Olweus, D., Limber, S., and Mihalic, S. (1999) The Bullying Prevention Program Blueprints for Violence Prevention. Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Boulder, CO. 

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Major reviews have identified effective school-based programs that promote positive outcomes for children and adolescents in the areas of positive youth development (Catalano et al., 1998), violence prevention (e.g., Elliot, 1998), drug prevention (e.g., Drug Strategies, 1999 Center for Substance Abuse Prevention,... 

Given the resistance of the population and the bureaucratic-military imperative of a crash program, violence was inevitable. Threats were all but universal. Those slated to move were again told that famine relief would be accorded only to those who moved peacefully. The militia and the army were mobilized to provide transport and to compel compliance. People were told that if they did not pull down their houses and load them into the government trucks, the authorities would pull down the houses. In order to prevent those forcibly moved from re-... 

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