Workplace Safety: Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention Program

by Randall W. Ferris, Daniel Murphy

Overview

Workplace Safety: Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention Program includes a powerful model on how to overcome organizational rationalization, objection, and denial when confronted with proposing a workplace violence protection program.

The book offers real-life cases studies on how violence was successfully avoided using the book’s program, and also shows how to recognize and report precursor behaviors that precede violence.

In addition, the book demonstrates proven methods for properly, and effectively, responding to violence should it occur, and tactfully managing the aftermath.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128027752
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	10/26/2015
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Your Ducks in a Row 1. Definitions, Statistics, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration2. The Need for a Violence Prevention Program3. Overcoming Rationalizations, Objections, and Denials

Part II: Getting Everyone Up-to-Speed 4. Types of Violence5. Relationship Violence6. Associate Violence7. External Violence

Part III: Formulating a Plan and Putting it Into Action 8. Seven Components of a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan9. Staff and Management Training10. The Situational Assessment and Management Team11. High-Risk Terminations and Building an Enhanced Security Plan12. Managing the Aftermath of Violence

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

This book provides users with a go-to, all-encompassing resource on workplace safety and how to overcome organizational rationalization, objection and denial when creating a violence protection program.

Editorial Reviews

"For organizations that have not developed procedures to deter or respond to violent incidents in the workplace and those that do not understand the concept of these issues, this could be a helpful guide." —ASIS Dynamics

"The authors close with the hope that their book ‘will spark discussions in workplaces and help bring about the development of effective, reasonable, defendable programs designed to protect people by preventing violence’. They have done a good job." —Professional Security Magazine Online

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