Tufano, Andrew A.,
The violence-free workplace : a blueprint for utilizing professional security officers to prevent and respond to workplace violence / Andrew Tufano. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Organizations are ethically, morally, and legally required to maintain safe workplaces that protects employees, visitors and anyone who frequents their establishments. But why do organizations that employee uniformed security personnel as part of their overall workplace violence prevention program still struggle to create and maintain the safest possible workplaces? To meet these obligations organizations often employ uniformed security officers to deter, observe, and report criminal behavior, and in some contexts, they physically interact with dangerous individuals to protect employees, consumers and visitors from violent behaviors. Unfortunately, many organizations don't utilize their security personnel to their fullest potential and organizational and community members continue to be victims of workplace violence. This book identifies the flawed principles, policies and personnel decisions that organizations use, and it provides practical solutions to address them. The book covers two major themes: the misapplication of law enforcement community safety principles to private, free-market businesses and the use of risk aversive philosophies to their security officer's activities. This book covers the principles, policies and personnel necessary for maximizing the effectiveness of uniformed security personnel to successfully mitigate potential workplace violence and create and maintain safe organizations. There is a strong need for this book since workplace violence prevention has taken on a new focus due to increases in workplace violence incidents and new laws requiring organizations to take a more serious approach to workplace violence prevention. The healthcare and campus markets are most affected by these laws and are under public scrutiny because of their vulnerable populations. These two markets combined employ the most non-contract, propriety private security personnel in the country. Both markets rely on uniform security officers to create and maintain safe communities and play an important role in their respective workplace violence prevention plans.
1000213951 9781000213898 1000213897 9781000213928 1000213927 9781003105190 100310519X 9781000213959
10.4324/9781003105190 doi
Violence in the workplace--Prevention.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Training
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture
HF5549.5.E43 / T84 2020
658.473
The violence-free workplace : a blueprint for utilizing professional security officers to prevent and respond to workplace violence / Andrew Tufano. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Inspiration
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Business Focused Organizational Safety
Chapter 3: Employing Organizational Safety Models
Chapter 4: Presenting a Professional image
Chapter 5: Protecting your Reputation
Chapter 6: Developing Policies for Workplace Conflict and Violence
Chapter 7: Protective Force Policies and Organization Risk Management
Chapter 8: Involving People in the Process
Chapter 9: The Role of Standards
Chapter 10: The Role of Training
Chapter 11: Communication: A Key Tool for Processing Workplace Conflict
Chapter 12: Resolving Workplace Violence Using Protective Tactics and Tools
Chapter 13: Security Officer Accountability
Organizations are ethically, morally, and legally required to maintain safe workplaces that protects employees, visitors and anyone who frequents their establishments. But why do organizations that employee uniformed security personnel as part of their overall workplace violence prevention program still struggle to create and maintain the safest possible workplaces? To meet these obligations organizations often employ uniformed security officers to deter, observe, and report criminal behavior, and in some contexts, they physically interact with dangerous individuals to protect employees, consumers and visitors from violent behaviors. Unfortunately, many organizations don't utilize their security personnel to their fullest potential and organizational and community members continue to be victims of workplace violence. This book identifies the flawed principles, policies and personnel decisions that organizations use, and it provides practical solutions to address them. The book covers two major themes: the misapplication of law enforcement community safety principles to private, free-market businesses and the use of risk aversive philosophies to their security officer's activities. This book covers the principles, policies and personnel necessary for maximizing the effectiveness of uniformed security personnel to successfully mitigate potential workplace violence and create and maintain safe organizations. There is a strong need for this book since workplace violence prevention has taken on a new focus due to increases in workplace violence incidents and new laws requiring organizations to take a more serious approach to workplace violence prevention. The healthcare and campus markets are most affected by these laws and are under public scrutiny because of their vulnerable populations. These two markets combined employ the most non-contract, propriety private security personnel in the country. Both markets rely on uniform security officers to create and maintain safe communities and play an important role in their respective workplace violence prevention plans.
1000213951 9781000213898 1000213897 9781000213928 1000213927 9781003105190 100310519X 9781000213959
10.4324/9781003105190 doi
Violence in the workplace--Prevention.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Training
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture
HF5549.5.E43 / T84 2020
658.473