Prevention of violence: planning principles Workplace

The FBI suggests that prevention and / or management of violence in the workplace starts with having a plan prepared policies, practices and structures in place to identify and defuse potential danger before violence develops.

Important principles in the formation of an effective strategy for workplace violence are:

* There must be support from above. If the directors of a company are not really engaged in a program of prevention, it is unlikely to be effectively implemented.

* There is no one-size-fits-all strategy. Effective plans share a number of features, but a good plan must be tailored to the needs, resources, and circumstances of a particular workforce.

* A plan should be proactive, not reactive.

* A plan should take into account the work culture, work environment, relationships, traditional management styles, etc.

Work items that follow can foster a climate toxic and must be called to the attention of senior management for corrective action: intolerance, bullying or intimidation, lack of trust between workers, high levels of stress, frustration and anger , poor communication, inconsistent discipline, and the uneven application of company policies.

* Planning and respond to violence in the workplace requires expertise from a number of perspectives. A prevention plan in the workplace will be more effective if it relies on a multidisciplinary approach.

* Those responsible should take an active role in political communication of violence in the workplace for employees. They should be alert to warning signs, the plan for violence prevention and response, and must seek advice and assistance when there are indications of a problem.

* Practice your plan! No matter how thorough or well thought out, the preparation will not be any good if there is an emergency situation and no one remembers or does what is planned. Training exercises should include leaders who will make decisions in a real accident. The exercises should be followed by careful, eyes clear evaluation and changes to address any weaknesses were revealed.

* Re-evaluate, rethink and revise. Policies and practices should not be set in concrete. The staff, working environments, conditions and all of society change and evolve and prevention must change and evolve with them.

Components of Violence Prevention at the workplace may include the following:

* A statement by the employer threats and political violence and complementary policies, such as those regulating harassment and abuse of drugs and alcohol.

* A physical security survey and assessment of local

* The procedures for dealing with the threats and threatening behavior

* Appointment and training of an incident response team.

* Access to external resources such as operators of threat assessment.

* Formation and management of different groups of employees.

* Crisis response measures.

* Consistently monitor standards of conduct and disciplinary procedures applicable .......