Workplace Violence & Risk Management:
"...People have a greater tolerance for evil than for violence" Louis L'amour
The average employee facing foreclosure has an increased potential of violent behavior at the work place if faced with job elimination.
Desperate people do desperate things. ”Workforce Reductions” “Downsizings” and Closures are now becoming common across the country and violence in the workplace is increasing. The potential for loss of life and Personal Injury can have very serious impacts. The liability exposures can exceed millions of dollars if Employee Safety is overlooked. Employees should be able to work in a safe environment. Employers should do everything possible to provide a safe environment for their employees.
The solution lies with the partnership of Human Resources, Risk Management and Professional Security personnel all working together. Combined, these assets can manage risks, control liability exposure and increase Safety and Production at the workplace. Unlike other corporate issues, throwing “manpower” at the situation will not improve the outcome. A team effort is required.
SSI has the experience to deal with these sensitive situations. Our staff can assist and support your personnel in a discreet and professional manor. We can assist with “At Risk Terminations”, acts of Workplace Violence, Layoffs and Closures. We offer trained staff to assist with Exit Interviews and other sensitive issues.
With today’s economic situation, reducing professional security in the work place is an unforeseen liability. The entire concept of Risk Management has somehow changed and now tends to exclude the use of trained security professionals. In an effort to cut costs in the work place, security personnel are facing downsizing and elimination while acts of workplace violence are increasing.
Risk Managers are facing additional tasks of layoffs and “Loss Prevention” measures. Human Resource staff is too occupied with “exit interviews,” processing C.O.B.R.A. applications, and resolving 401K issues to the point where they have lost effective contact with their employees. As a result, they are no longer effective in identifying potential workplace violence situations before they occur. Moral suffers and productivity drops. With downsizing and job elimination commonplace, the potential for workplace violence will most likely increase as a direct result.
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