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A Paradigm Shift in Thinking and Philosophy of Workplace Violence Prevention is Needed…

Posted on: July 8th, 2024

Preventing the next Workplace tragedy requires a paradigm shift or a change in thinking how Workplace Violence Prevention is viewed by senior management, HR & Security. It is not caused … Continue reading

10 Workplace Violence Prevention TIPs to Manage, Prevent, and Improve the Workplace Safety and Security Culture

Posted on: May 20th, 2024

Creating a Workplace Culture of Safety and Security grows from within by leaders who set the example. It is not mandated. It is exemplified. It reflects people seeing the organization … Continue reading

Workplace Violence is More Than Gun Violence

Posted on: February 8th, 2024

Whether you are a supervisor, production manager, operations manager, HR manager, facility manager, safety manager, security manager or CEO your understanding of what constitutes workplace violence is crucial. The lack … Continue reading

What Does the Threat of Workplace Violence Mean to Your Organization?

Posted on: July 26th, 2023

Understanding the meaning of workplace violence requires one to know the differences in rolling out prevention strategies between non-violent acts of violence from the violent homicidal and physical acts of … Continue reading

New Book – Combating Workplace Violence: Creating & Maintaining Safe Work Environments

Posted on: June 14th, 2023

New book co-authored by Felix P. Nater, David Van Fleet and Ella Van Fleet was released for publication on June 1, 223. Feel free to click on the link to … Continue reading

Workplace Violence Prevention and Violence Response Planning Considerations

Posted on: March 21st, 2023

Is your workplace violence response plan to an active assailant something of concern to you?  You no longer read or hear frequent news reports about the “Going Postal” threat anymore. … Continue reading

New Book Ordering Information – Combating Workplace Violence: Creating and Maintaining Safe Work Environments

Posted on: March 18th, 2023

Today the threat of violence impacting worker safety and business operations is a major concern. It is crucial that thoughtful violence prevention policies and supporting violence response plans be developed … Continue reading

Now is a Better Time than Ever to Refresh Your Workplace Violence Prevention Measures Before Any Civil Liability Allegation Claim of Negligence

Posted on: October 14th, 2022

Today more than ever, workplaces are veritable lightning rods. As such, they are more volatile than ever. Assumptions about workplace security and workplace violence prevention posture should not be made … Continue reading

Can Human Resources Play an Enhanced Role in Managing the Threat of Workplace Violence Through Supervisor Intervention?

Posted on: June 22nd, 2022

Human Behavior is a critical component of preventing workplace violence.  So how can employers improve their capability to reduce the threat of violence before it escalates to the homicidal acts … Continue reading

How to Improve the Strategic Value of Workplace Violence Prevention

Posted on: January 2nd, 2022

Happy 2022! May it be your best year ever. In the late winter of 2020, Hanna Hasl-Kelchner asked me to join her on her podcast, Business Confidential Now.  A lot … Continue reading