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Preventing & Addressing Workplace Violence
Empower employees to recognize, respond to, and prevent workplace violence while fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment.
Formats offered
In-person or virtual workshop
In-person or virtual keynote
Self-paced in Surface Learning
Safety is critical for an inclusive workplace where people can do their best work. This course empowers employees with the knowledge and skills needed to foster those safe, respectful workplaces where violence is not tolerated. It combines readings, self-reflections, and interactive prompts to help employees recognize behaviors that could constitute workplace violence, understand how to respond to those behaviors, and embrace the role they can play to create a safe workplace.
When supplemented with an employer-led training that addresses their specific Workplace Violence Prevention Plan and provides an opportunity for questions, this training satisfies the compliance requirements under California Labor Code Section 6401.9.
Training Details:
15 - 30 minutes
Helps fulfill California Labor Code Section 6401.9 training requirements
Learning Objectives
How to recognize behaviors that could constitute workplace violence.
How to respond to behaviors that could constitute workplace violence.
The role each of us can play to create a safe workplace.
Avoid behaviors that constitute workplace violence.
Act when they witness or experience workplace violence.
High-Level Outline
Introduction
Overview of the importance of preventing workplace violence and how safety furthers inclusion.
Reflection
Invitation to consider what makes a great work environment, and why.
Recognizing workplace violence
Defining workplace violence, including the four types of violence outlined in California Labor Code section 6401.9, and recognizing warning signs.
Preventing workplace violence
Actions for people who have experienced or witnessed violence. Includes instructions for reporting and seeking help.
Making personal commitments
Encouragement to reflect on why it’s important to the learner to foster inclusion and prevent violence, and strategies they will use to do so.
Equipping employers
Overview of employers’ unique role in fostering inclusion and preventing workplace violence.
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