Corporate Programs

Workplace Violence

Crime/violence in the workplace could cost a company "big" money. This could be in the form of lost productivity, increases in healthcare, workman's compensation and insurance payments, not to mention possible liability.

According to the latest statistics, the workplace is being hit hard by:
*Yearly, over 3 million violent crimes and thefts.
*Almost 1 million violent crimes occur every year in the workplace.
*About 500,000 victims lose an estimated 1.8 million workdays each year,
            Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics
* 111,000 incidents of workplace violence cost employers $4.2 billion during 1992.
            Source: National Safe Workplace Institute

Can your company afford to lose the services of one or more key employees?

I believe the average person is no match for the skill and/or viciousness of todays' criminal. So what can be done? Criminal justice experts agree that taking a proactive approach can make a difference. Providing a personal safety and crime prevention program can help reduce the risk of a violent encounter, and should one occur, it could provide the skills necessary to minimize the risk of injury. The alternative, if there is one, is to become a statistic.

There are multiple benefits gained by providing your employees with a program. In addition to protecting one of your most valuable assets, your skilled employee, think of the goodwill this could generate. It could also help reduce company liability and insurance premiums.

In addition to personal safety issues, travel safety, body language and verbal communication and de-escalation skills, the program can include components on red flags for predicting violence in the workplace, surviving a hostage taker and stalking.

Violence in the workplace has become a serious problem and "experts" in the field predict the problem will get worse before it gets better. Company downsizing seems to be one trigger for workplace violence. This unique slide program will examine:

• Causes of violence in the workplace
• Proactive steps that could help reduce the cause of violence and "red flags" that might give an early warning of violence to come.
• The messages our body language sends out and why they might trigger a violent reaction
• How we perceive messages and ways to minimize deception
• Human behavior and how it relates to body language
• Body language of violent and deceptive people
• Examination of threat and submissive cues and the way they are interpreted and misinterpreted.
• How stress changes us, for the good and bad
• Verbal Communication and Verbal De-Escalation Skills
• What is Critical Incident Stress and why must it be dealt with?

             Recently, a cop broke up a fight between three individuals. He was rewarded with 150 stitches from a box cutter. The mistakes he made could happen to anyone. While fights in the workplace are not common, they do occur. Being prepared makes sense. The program is recommended for managers and supervisors. This program will examine:

• The dynamics of fights
• The 3 stages of a fight
• When is the safest time to intervene and when are you are greatest risk.
• Suggestions as to what non-physical techniques can be used to intervene
• A segment examines why people fight and
• "Ritualistic Combat" will be examined

Become Streetwise!' A Woman's Guide To Personal Safety

A. Based on a unique 300+ slide program and book of the same title.
B. The proactive personal safety program offers women safety tips about dating, dangers of drugs and alcohol, travel safety, living on campus or away from home and general alertness.
C. The program has received praise from educators, health and law enforcement professionals from around the country. Numerous pieces have been written about the program in newspapers and magazines including Crimebeat Magazine and The New York Times.
D. Instructor Training Program Available for qualified individuals.

A. Same as above but geared to a coed audience.

 

A. Whether it results from a stalking situation, an emotionally disturbed person, a robbery gone bad or a terrorist attack, a hostage situation presents a real danger in the workplace.
B. The program examines:

1. Who is the potential hostage taker and the threat they present?
2. What will the police be doing to safely resolve the conflict?
3. What can be done on the inside to protect yourself and possibly others?
4. The use of verbal communication and de-escalation skills to reduce tension.

A Guider to Surviving a Hostage Encounter

• What would you do if you and/or your employees were taken hostage by a worker or intruder?
• This unique program examines the dynamics of a hostage situation from the hostages perspective. Dozens of useful ideas are presented to maximize a successful resolution to the problem.
• The role of police and hostage negotiator will be discussed

Any work place shooting could have easily become a hostage situation.   Understanding the dynamics of an encounter, whether at work or in one’s personal life, could be a lifesaver.

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