The U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) National Crime Victimization

Survey(3) statistics, published in July 1994, found that almost one

million workers were victims of violence while working. ---F OOTNOTE(3) Bachman, Ronet. National Crime Victimization Survey: Violence and Theft in the Workplace. Washington, D.C.:Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, July 1994. According to the survey, one in six violent crimes in the United States -an estimated 8% of rapes, 7% of robberies and 16% of assaults - occurs at work.

This Training will compliment the Office of Personnel Management's handbook “Dealing with Workplace Violence a Guide for Agency Planners”. The goal of this training is to assist personnel charged with establishing workplace violence initiatives at their agencies.

This class will cover the following areas: Preventive Measures; Determining workplace risk; Identifying occupational groups most at risk for workplace violence; Work related factors that increase your risk; Triggers; Violence Prevention; Developing a workplace violence prevention program.

Portions of this session will be taught by an a public safety professional.

Terminal Objective

Given training on workplace violence, upon completion of this course, the learner should be able to identify resources to help him/her maintain a safer workplace.

Prerequisite
None

Who Should attend
Persons interested in learning more about keeping their workplace safe.

Method of Delivery
On-site/Off-Site

Course Length: 1-2 Days
Minimum Class Size: 10
Maximum Class Size: 40
Cost per student over minimum: $153.00 per participant per day