CIRMA Workshop: Preventing Workplace Violence; April 7, 2009

Workshop:

Preventing Workplace Violence

April 7, 2009
Durham, CT
10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon, Registration 9:30 AM

This seminar is open to CIRMA members only

SUMMARY

This workshop teaches managers and supervisors how to spot the warning signs of aggressive behavior in their organization. It discusses several types of workplace violence. It outlines the importance of internal policies and reporting procedures. The workshop provides managers the tools they need to diffuse aggressive behaviors by developing an effective workplace violence prevention program.

Management Series

Preventing Workplace Violence Workshop was developed to help supervisors make their workplace a more respectful and productive environment.

This workshop is part of CIRMA's Management Series. These workshops provide managers and supervisors the understanding and skills they need to develop a more effective risk management program. For more information about the workshops, please email CIRMA at cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Incidents of workplace violence have become so common that now only the most shocking make national news. Yet most supervisors still deny the possibility that such an incident could happen in their workplace. Or, worse yet, that it could be caused by one of their own employees. They want to believe, “It can’t happen here”. But behind the sensational headlines, a very real day-today trend of workplace threats, aggression, and assaults has grown to epidemic proportions.

The U.S. Department of Labor reports that homicides are the third-leading cause of fatal occupational injury in the U.S. While most incidents of workplace violence do not involve fatalities, even relatively minor episodes can devastate employees’ sense of personal security.

This workshop is designed to make managers more aware of the issues related to workplace violence and to provide some tools to help manage, defuse, and prevent it.

Participants will learn:

Common causes of violent and aggressive behavior, both internal and external.
The destructive results of even mild forms of aggression.
Warning signs of those who might pose a risk to a safe, secure workplace.
The basic steps in setting up a workplace violence prevention program to reduce incidents and liability.

AUDIENCE This workshop is designed for:

Human Resource Directors
Risk Managers
Department Managers and Supervisors

SPEAKERS Jeffrey Rogers
Risk Management Representative
CIRMA Risk Control Services

Mr. Rogers received a B.S. in Occupational Safety and Health from Keene State College in 2000 and is currently working towards a designation in Associate in Risk Management (ARM). He has been working in the field of Risk Management for over 6 years. He provides technical assistance, training, hazard identification, and accident investigation services for CIRMA’s Workers’ Compensation and LAP pool members. Mr. Rogers currently sits on the University of Connecticut Advisory Board for Environmental Safety and Occupational Health. WHERE DURHAM TOWN HALL - THIRD FLOOR
30 Townhouse Road
Durham, CT 06422-2118
860-349-3452 COST per attendee This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge

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For more information, please call Martin Connelly at 203-946-3743 or email cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

DIRECTIONS

From I-91 North:
Take Exit 15 (CT-68 exit) toward Yalesville/Durham. Turn right onto Barnes Road/CT-68. Continue to follow CT-68. Turn right onto Main Street/CT-17. Turn right onto Maple Avenue. Turn left onto Townhouse Road. End at 30 Townhouse Road.

From I-91 South:
From I-91 South, Merge onto CT-9 South via Exit 22S on the left toward Middletown/Old Saybrook. Merge onto CT-17 S/Acheson Drive via Exit 13 toward New Haven. Turn left onto South Main ST/CT-17. Turn right onto Maple Avenue. Turn left onto Townhouse Road. End at 30 Townhouse Road.

From Route 9, South from Old Saybrook Take the Randolph Road/CT-155 exit, Exit 11, toward CT-17/Durham.
Turn left onto CT-155/Randolph RD. Continue to follow CT-155 West.
Turn left onto CT-17/South Main Street. Turn right onto Maple Avenue.
Turn left onto Townhouse Road. End at 30 Townhouse Road.

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