Teaching Violence in the Workplace 11 slides
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Guns in the Workplace: prepare for an active shooter (what is the protocol and preparations your workplace has taken – if none have been developed describe what should be taken). What is the responsibility as a nurse caring for patients in an active shooter scenario?
Bullying in Nursing: Bullying in the nursing workforce has become an increasing topic of concern. Research this topic and describe reasons why bullying is a problem in nursing. Provide suggestions for a new nurse who is being bullied by coworkers. What is your responsibility if you see a fellow nurse being bullied?
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Responsibility for patients in an active shooter scenario? (1-slides).
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Sample notes The Effects of Violence at Work in UK
The Effects of Violence at Work
“Violence in the workplace” is a bad thing that happens in many places of work and worries workers in many places of work all over the UK.
Evidence from places of work like the NHS shows that violence at work can have a big effect and that there are good ways to deal with it. As a main way to protect its employees, the NHS turned to training in how to deal with conflicts.
“Violence at Work at Worrying Levels”
The Health and Safety Executive says that violence in the workplace is “at a worrying level” because over 800,000 violent incidents are reported every year in England and Wales.
“Workplace violence” can take the form of conflict, bullying, harassment, threatening behavior, aggression, or physical violence.
Businesses and organizations where workplace violence happens will have to pay more for security, buy more protective gear, and pay more for property damage.
Businesses in the UK say that violence at work costs them hundreds of millions of pounds every year. Damage to a business’s reputation can be a major reason why an organization “fails.”
Employees are affected by violence at work.
Violence at work can have a big effect on workers, causing them to be less productive, miss more work, and leave their jobs more often because they are stressed and less loyal.
Violence in the workplace can make even the most dedicated workers lose interest in their jobs. A survey done in 2005 showed that one out of every 22 NHS workers had been violently hurt at work in the previous year.
60,385 assaults on doctors, nurses, and other staff were reported to have been done by patients or their family members. These are the same people who the staff is there to help and keep safe.
All front-line workers in the NHS are required to take a course on how to handle conflicts. The NHS CFSMS curriculum is covered in our courses on how to deal with conflicts. Compliance with NHS CFSMS >>
Office of Health and Safety
Violence at work is defined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as:
“Any situation in which a person is mistreated, threatened, or attacked because of their job.”
When there are more and more violent incidents at work, employers may increase physical security or put “barriers” between employees and customers as a quick fix. Even though this may reduce the immediate threat of “physical violence,” evidence shows that it often leads to an increase in other types of violence in the workplace.
Because of the physical and mental distance these “barriers” create, customers and employees often feel suspicious of each other. This can lead to more verbal abuse, harassment, threatening behavior, and aggression, which can add a lot to the stress in these broken workplaces.
Legal Obligations of Employers
Employers have to find a way to protect their workers from violence at work, provide the best possible service to their customers, and do so in a way that is financially smart or cost effective.
According to the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974:
“Employers have a legal duty of care to look out for their employees’ health, safety, and welfare at work as much as is reasonably possible.”
Training provides the answer.
The best way to stop violence at work is to give employees more power by giving them good professional training.
Conflict Management and Resolution: Any workplace where employees have direct contact with members of the public or customers has the potential to be hurt by conflict and workplace violence. Effective conflict management training is meant to cut down on violence in the workplace and help solve problems when prevention measures aren’t enough.
Training on how to deal with conflicts works best when it is given to core employees. For the best possible results, organizations need to use conflict management techniques. From the first point of contact (like receptionists) to the last point of contact, each employee is important. Conflict Management & Resolution Courses >>
Personal Safety for Lone Workers: When employees work in places where they can’t get help right away from trained staff or the police, they need a different kind of training.
Personal Safety for Lone Workers Training not only looks at the most important skills for handling conflicts, but also shows low-impact ways to break away and stop talking to someone. These help employees put space between themselves and an aggressor so they can get away and reevaluate the situation. This is made possible when the immediate threat is lessened. Course on Personal Safety for People Who Work Alone >>
Physical Intervention – Some jobs require workers to be able to physically stop, guide, and get rid of violent or aggressive people. When employees are asked to do these things, they must be trained to do them professionally, safely, and in a way that has been agreed upon with the employer.
Physical intervention training assumes that the learner has already been trained in conflict management and resolution skills, which should always be tried out before any physical intervention.
Using restraint and escorting techniques that have been designed by professionals can lessen how people think about a company, reduce the employer’s liability, and make employees and customers safer.
