This course covers the following information:
"Workplace Violence... for California Employees: What Is Violence?" addresses:
- The types of behavior that are considered to be violent.
- Situations that can give rise to violence in different types of work environments.
- How employees and people from outside a company can be involved in these situations.
"Workplace Violence... for California Employees: Warning Signs" addresses:
- The warning signs that can indicate that a person will begin to behave violently.
- How to recognize these signs in coworkers or people from outside your company.
- How California's "Workplace Violence Prevention Bill" requires your employer to develop a system to recognize these signs.
"Workplace Violence... for California Employees: Handling Aggressive Behavior" addresses:
- How to recognize different types of aggressive behavior.
- Why you should report any aggressive or violent behavior that occurs in your workplace.
- Why you should immediately report the presence of any weapons or unauthorized individuals in your workplace.
- What information about workplace aggression and violence should be in your Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.
"Workplace Violence... for California Employees: Dealing with Violent Behavior" addresses:
- How you should respond if you are confronted by an aggressive person.
- What to do when a person becomes violent.
- How to handle a confrontation with an armed assailant.
- What "emergency response procedures" should be included in your company's written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.
"Workplace Violence... for California Employees: Implementing a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan" addresses:
- The core elements of a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.
- What each element addresses.
- The role that you can play in helping to develop your company's written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.
- How California's Senate Bill 553 affects how your company must develop and implement their Workplace Violence Prevention Plan.