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Working with Employed Domestic Violence Victims: Recognize, Respond, and Refer

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OVERVIEW Would you know how to spot a domestic violence victim in yourworkforce? Would you know what to say or where to send them once they were identified? This training will arm professionals in management, HR, and security with the tools to recognize employee victims, respond in a sensitive, effective way, and refer them to resources that can make a real difference in the safety of the entire workplace. This domestic violence training introduces participants to the topic of domestic violence and how it impacts the workplace, before explaining in depth the concept of the “3 R’s”: Recognize, Respond, and Refer. Attendees will learn how “spillover” affects the victim’s performance and safety as well as that of their co-workers. They will examine how a business overall is damaged by domestic violence, even if employers never know its happening. The training focus will be divided into three central parts: 1) Signs of domestic violence victims and abusers 2) Best practices for effe...

Firewall: How Corporate Security Can Prevent Domestic Violence Attacks

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OVERVIEW Ranging from employee performance issues to horrific mass murders, domestic violence “spillover” in the workplace is responsible for bringing both staggering economic losses and significant personal safety risks to businesses and the people that work in or visit them. Learn how to assess and manage DV threat from the angle of security through this unique, multimedia presentation based on the concept that corporate security teams can increase overall safety and pro-actively prevent workplace attacks. Featured content areas include assessment tools and insights, case management strategies, target hardening tactics, and corollary safety. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Statistically speaking, every large company has domestic violence in their midst, whether they realize it or not. More than half of women (and many men) have experienced physical, sexual, or severe emotional abuse during their lifetime and most of these victims are employed, as are their abusers. When both show up t...

"Domestic Violence Overseas: Multi-National Employer's Perspective"

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OVERVIEW Doing business globally creates a variety of challenges for multi-national employers, but one of the most dangerous threats they face may also be the least obvious. This often silent, invisible saboteur is called “Domestic Violence Spillover” and it could cripple an organization from the inside out. Employers can minimize the risks of spillover by applying proactive solutions through a comprehensive and consistent domestic violence prevention program. Learn how through this unique 90 minute training. Domestic violence spillover presents significant safety risks to a multi-national corporation, but it also causes massive financial losses due to the absenteeism, lost productivity, and health care costs associated with employee victims. All companies are vulnerable, but some more so than others. Employers operating worldwide face amplified perils due to variations in DV prevalence rates, laws, and cultural beliefs in host countries. This presentation explains in detail how...

Workplace Violence Plans, Policies & Procedures

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OVERVIEW Workplace Violence is more than justheadlines… it hurts your people and your bottom line, with lost time, turnover,lawsuits and enforcement actions . For Supervisors and Managers the Number One cause of death and serious injury is Workplace Violence. An average related lawsuit award is $3MM. The average settlement is $600K. Can you afford not to know the risks and remedies WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Workplace violence continues to emerge as an important issue in business and employers need to take the lead in prevention and mitigation efforts.  Violence in the workplace can originate from many sources, opportunistic criminals, customers, vendors, current and former employees and domestic violence spilling over into the work place. OSHA does not have a specific requirement mandating employers to protect their employees from on the job violence.  It is also true that after a violent incident OSHA will levy fines and enforcement actions using the “General Obligation ...