Coming To Your Place of Business Soon??? Workplace Violence!
Assaults and violent acts are the second leading cause of workplace fatalities nationwide. Murder is the number one cause of death for women at work; it is number two for men. The dramatic examples we know too well: Virginia Tech, NASA, Edgewater Technology. What can you do to protect yourself and your employees?
- Who is the typical perpetrator?
- OSHA guidelines and the national statistics
- What are the warning signs and signals?
- Develop a Threat Response Team
- What should be in your workplace violence prevention plan?
- Employee terminations
- Employee selection
- Dealing with angry and difficult people
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Regina Phelps CEM RN BSN MPA
Regina Phelps is an internationally
recognized expert in the field of emergency management and
continuity planning. With over 25 years of experience,
she has provided consultation and speaking services to clients
in four continents. She is founder of Emergency
Management & Safety Solutions a consulting company specializing
in emergency management, continuity planning and safety.
A partial list of clients include Levi Strauss & Co.,
Liberty Mutual, Northern Trust, Chiron, VISA, Triton Container,
Intuit, Stanford University, Adobe, TransUnion and the World
Bank.
Ms. Phelps has received numerous honors and awards including
Business Recovery Managers Association Award for Excellence
in Business Recovery Planning, College of the Sequoia's, Hall
of Fame; Outstanding Employer by the ARC; Women Entrepreneur
of the Year, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; and the Champion
of Small Business, Small Business Administration. Ms.
Phelps was the 1991 Chairman of the Board of the SF Chamber,
the first woman, the youngest, and first small business owner
to ever hold that seat. |
