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Two Steps to Reduce Workplace Violence

27 September in Workplace Violence by admin

Organizations assign responsibility for dealing with issues of workplace violence differently. Such responsibility may lie with Operations, Human Resources or perhaps EH&S. In larger organizations, it is typically the Security Department. Too frequently we find that the program responsibility is shared or may not be assigned to any specific department. No matter where the primary responsibility resides, applying two simple principals will enhance the program’s effectiveness. 1. Assign a Single Point of Program Ownership When companies do not clearly assign workplace violence program ownership, the result is...

Human Resources Intervention Prevents Workplace Violence

27 September in Workplace Violence by admin

After we hear about sensational cases of workplace violence, we frequently see co-workers and neighbors interviewed on TV, steadfastly testifying to the camera, “He just snapped. I never saw it coming”. More likely, the incident occurred after a long and obvious series of escalation points. We call them pre-incident indicators and almost always precede an incident of workplace violence. Violence obviously can occur in a single unpredictable incident. However, in the vast majority of cases, violence follows a continuum of behavior: Discourteous behavior can evolve into...

The Realities of Workplace Violence

27 September in Personal Safety, Workplace Violence by admin

We hear a lot about workplace violence involving disgruntled former employees who decide to make a violent strike. In fact, it’s more common for current employees to act out their anger in the workplace. Here are some current statistics from The Bureau of Labor Statistics: 43 percent of workplace homicides involve current employees. 22 percent of workplace homicides are committed by former employees. 21 percent of workplace killings involve domestic violence that is carried out at the workplace. 14 percent of workplace killings are committed...

Ten Tips to Safely Announce a Reduction in Force (RIF)

27 September in Corporate Security by admin

We are closing out 2012 amid financial uncertainty. Our political leaders are trying to reach an agreement to reign in run-away government spending and increase insufficient government revenues and begin to gain control over our ever-growing national debt. We face the very real possibility that the U.S. economy may suffer and potentially drift backward into recession in 2013. Coupled with the unknown impact of the implementation of national health care, our uncertain financial times are causing many businesses both large and small to pare back...

Cyber Series: Social Networking – Friend or Foe?

27 September in Business Continuity Planning, Personal Safety by admin

In this blog post, Rampart Group will take a look at social networking and how our desire to be transparent and share information can be risky business. We will also look at some common threats and steps we can take to be a responsible social networker. Social networking serves multiple purposes Social networks such as chat rooms, forums, discussion groups, emails and instant messaging all serve as places where we “connect” with others online. Here are some of the benefits: *People “connect” and share information online with great...

Cyber Series: 10 Ways to Improve the Security of a New Computer

27 September in Business Continuity Planning, Corporate Security by admin

A sobering reminder about computer security Computers, laptops, iPads, and mobile devices offer windows to the world. At the same time, the world is looking back at us. We trust our computers with personal information, banking, bill paying, connecting with family, shopping, and surfing the internet. We constantly communicate with family members, friends, business colleagues through emails, text messaging, and social networks. With this ease of use comes great responsibility. Most importantly, we need to keep our information and the information of others safe and secure...

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