Sexual assault, sexual harassment, verbal abuse, and physical altercations, as well as toxic work environments, are all considered to be under the umbrella of workplace violence. Running a successful business means having productive employees who work well together and trust their colleagues. When an incident occurs, it’s important that they feel comfortable reporting it.

Employees can’t be afraid to report suspicious behavior or individuals to the appropriate departments within their company. For employees to know what to recognize and when to report it, you need to give them the tools to do so. From identifying an incident to reporting it to the right person, to training on how to prevent or mitigate the situation from occurring, you can help make your organization a welcome and safe place to work.

During the Oklahoma Workplace Violence Prevention Training, lessons will be broken down into the following categories: what we are up against, what we are required to do, detection, mitigation and protect, assess and suppress, and prevention. It is an all-encompassing course designed to help you create, institute, and practice effective workplace policies.

In order to understand the reality of workplace violence, you will be presented with both the myths and the actual statistics, followed by your role in preventing it. The rest of the course outlines behavioral pattern detection, see something – say something, de-escalation tactics, incident response, and what you can do to prevent workplace violence.

Apart from developing policies and response plans, drills and training sessions are essential to creating a security-minded culture. You can know the plan in your head, but if it is never practiced, it will be much harder to react correctly when something happens.