Chamber Webinar - Preventing Violence in the Workplace: What HR and Managers Need to Know and Do

Chamber Webinar: Preventing Violence in the Workplace: What HR and Managers Need to Know and Do 

Two Parts: March 8 & March 10, 2022 - 9:00 am - 10:30 am (ET)

Free Chamber webinar presented by Thomas A. Carney

This is the webinar that every manager, especially Human Resources Managers, needs to attend to ensure they PREVENT Violence in the Workplace - to stop violence before it ever happens!

Workplace violence is the second leading cause of occupational injury and a leading cause of workplace deaths; the leading cause of death for women in the workplace. This webinar is in two parts:
 
March 8^th: Part 1 - Making Prevention a Reality: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks!:

• Legal Definition of Workplace Violence.
• OSHA Act of 1970.
• Legal Issues Often Involved in WPV Related Lawsuits.
• Pre-Employment Screening/Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
• 5 Types of Workplace Violence.
• Definition of an Active Threat?
• Can We Prevent An Active Threat/Workplace Violence Incident?
• Being "Left of BANG."
• General Characteristics of a Perpetrator of Workplace Violence.
• Recognizing Changes in Behavior (Pre-Attack Behaviors).
• 2019 FBI Study of Pre-Attack Behaviors.
• 6 Phases of an Active Shooter Attack.
• Active Shooter Case Study.
• Recognizing the Signs.
• Being Prepared.

• Being "Right of Bang."
• Mental Preparation to Survive an Active Threat Incident.
• How to Reduce the Severity of an Active Threat (Run, Hide, Fight).
• Actions of Responding Law Enforcement Officers.

• Communication after the incident.
• Recovery of business operations.
• Emotional responses of employees.
• Future outlook of the business.
• Business liability.