As April is Workplace Violence Awareness Month, it’s an appropriate time to stop and ask whether your workplace violence training is as effective as it could be.
No doubt you’ve implemented training to make sure employees understand how to avoid or defuse situations that can lead to bullying, harassment or violence. It might take the form of an online course teaching them how to identify, report, or control undesirable behaviours in the workplace. Or it could be a workshop using role-play to teach employees how to react in specific situations.
You have policies that define zero tolerance and outline the consequences of identified actions. You may have even posted information around your workplace encouraging workers to identify and report specific instances.
Tags: Continuous learning • Safety awareness