Action plans and processes are important to help mitigate risks and prevent many workplace violence incidents. Each organization faces its own challenges and potential risks, but coming up with a plan should contain each of these four essential areas outlined in our Tip Sheet.

You can also delve further into these topics in the Guide to Improving Workplace Well-being.

The four essential areas are:

  1. A workplace violence prevention policy
  2. Systems for arising concerns and threats
  3. Picking and maintaining a threat management task force
  4. Impactful training for employees

These four elements are considered best practices, but you should first verify the current state of policies and procedures so that you can scale up or back on certain elements depending on needs or gaps.

Click here to view and download our latest Tip Sheet!