Office Safety - Workplace Violence: What is Workplace Violence?
6 min! Run Time
Employees
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What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
This course addresses the multifaceted nature of workplace violence, encompassing threatening, hostile, or intimidating behaviors that create an unsafe work environment. Participants will gain insights into the various forms of workplace violence, from physical acts to verbal abuse and harassment. The course explores situations that may increase the likelihood of workplace violence and highlights the external factors, such as domestic violence and addiction, that can trigger violent incidents in the workplace. Define workplace violence, recognizing the broad spectrum of threatening behaviors that contribute to an unsafe work environment. Identify situations and factors that may increase the risk of workplace violence, including working alone, contact with the public, and issues like domestic violence and addiction. Understand the impact of workplace violence and develop strategies for prevention, emphasizing a proactive approach to fostering a safe and secure work environment.
Course Objectives:
- Define workplace violence, recognizing the broad spectrum of threatening behaviors that contribute to an unsafe work environment
- Identify situations and factors that may increase the risk of workplace violence, including working alone, contact with the public, and issues like domestic violence and addiction
- Understand the impact of workplace violence and develop strategies for prevention, emphasizing a proactive approach to fostering a safe and secure work environment
Duration: 6 min.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
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Office Safety - Workplace Violence: What is Workplace Violence?
Frequently Asked Questions
It defines it broadly, covering threatening, hostile, or intimidating behavior that makes the workplace feel unsafe.
It flags working alone, contact with the public, and outside stressors such as domestic violence or addiction.
Yes, the lesson treats verbal abuse and harassment as part of the same spectrum as physical acts.
The lesson notes that personal issues like domestic violence and addiction can spill over into work settings.
It aims to help employees recognize risk factors early so they can support a proactive, safer workplace.
This course addresses the multifaceted nature of workplace violence, encompassing threatening, hostile, or intimidating behaviors that create an unsafe work environment. Participants will gain insights into the various forms of workplace violence, from physical acts to verbal abuse and harassment. The course explores situations that may increase the likelihood of workplace violence and highlights the external factors, such as domestic violence and addiction, that can trigger violent incidents in the workplace. Define workplace violence, recognizing the broad spectrum of threatening behaviors that contribute to an unsafe work environment. Identify situations and factors that may increase the risk of workplace violence, including working alone, contact with the public, and issues like domestic violence and addiction. Understand the impact of workplace violence and develop strategies for prevention, emphasizing a proactive approach to fostering a safe and secure work environment.
Course Objectives:
Define workplace violence, recognizing the broad spectrum of threatening behaviors that contribute to an unsafe work environment.;Identify situations and factors that may increase the risk of workplace violence, including working alone, contact with the public, and issues like domestic violence and addiction.;Understand the impact of workplace violence and develop strategies for prevention, emphasizing a proactive approach to fostering a safe and secure work environment.;;
Duration: 6 min.