Violence in the Workplace

Duration: 30 Minutes      Language: English

Topics Covered: 

• Define workplace violence.
• Identify the categories of perpetrators of violence in the work place.
• Identify precautions to help prevent violence in the work place.
• Recognize warning signs of violent behavior and how to respond to them.
• Identify the appropriate response to a violent event occurring in the work place.
• Identify job tasks and occupations at increased risk for workplace violence.
• Identify what to do after a violent incident takes place.

Course Benefits:

• Certificate of Completion. *Valid for 1 year.
• Examination record available for employer.

Regulations: 

• Work place Violence: A Report to the Nation, February 2001, The University of Iowa
• OSHA Fact Sheet, Work place Violence, 2002
• OSHA Guidelines for Preventing Work place Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers 2004