Ticking Bombs: Defusing Violence In The Workplace

Key Features

With over 100,000 incidents of violence per year and direct losses exceeding $4 billion, workplace violence is finally getting the attention it deserves from corporate and government managers.

TICKING BOMBS: Defusing Violence in the Workplace, based on the Irwin Professional Publishing book by Dr. Michael Mantell with Steve Albrecht, presents a seven step model for risk reduction and contingency planning. In the first video Dr. Manetll, one of the country's leading experts on workplace violence, presents the following key training points:

• The background of the Workplace Violence problem and its causes
• The single biggest deterrent - careful Hiring Guidelines
• The seven "must" Questions every interview should include
• Twelve Early Warning signs every supervisor and manager needs to know
• Profiles of perpetrators and the extent to which you can rely on them
• The Golden Rule of Employee Treatment
• Safe & Successful Discipline Procedures
• How to handle the ultimate in stressful situations - Termination
• Zero Tolerance Environments and why they are necessary
• Education programs to teach employees how to respond to threatening situations
• Counseling services for employees and their families for job and personal problems
• Security precautions to protect the organization and its employees.

The second video presents and interdisciplinary Crisis Management model for handling a serious violence incident.

Key training points include:

• Legal aspects of Preparedness
• Defining the Level of Incident that calls for a Crisis Management approach
• Organizing for Post-incident handling
• Establishing key Liaison and Communications channels in advance
• Understanding the three phase Victim Reaction model
• Providing Psychological Counseling for victims and their families
• Dealing with the Press
• Strategies for returning to Full Productivity as soon as possible

Training designed for Corporations and Government Agencies: Management & Supervisors, HR, General Counsels, Safety & Security, EAP Managers, Mental Health, Law Enforcement.

Training Package includes:

Part 1 35 minute video: PREVENTION

Part 2 15 minute video: PREPAREDNESS