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Psychological Safety: Workplace Violence’s Worst Enemy

Posted on: August 17th, 2025

Introduction: To some workplace violence is often taken for granted as the proverbial disgruntled employee who decides to come into the workplace vigorously towards a co-worker or supervisor over some … Continue reading

What About Workplace Violence Prevention Policy Development, Can It Be Effective?

Posted on: June 13th, 2025

Before setting out to write the workplace violence prevention policy, we must understand what constitutes workplace violence and what we are trying to prevent. You should have an understanding about … Continue reading

Workplace Violence Prevention: A leadership Responsibility

Posted on: May 7th, 2025

From My Blog: Workplace Violence Prevention can enjoy success when the effort is not perceived as an independent initiative left to subordinate leaders to administer and develop training objectives. Its … Continue reading

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