Today’s dynamic risk landscape demands security partners who understand operational realities and can deliver adaptive, mission-ready protection. Providers International specializes in armed protective solutions grounded in professional standards, advanced threat mitigation, and seamless organizational integration.
DOES WORKPLACE VIOLENCE HAPPEN OFTEN?
In today’s tumultuous environment acts of workplace violence are becoming more common.
Workplace violence as defined by the National Safety Council is any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. It ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and even homicide.”
These unfortunate occurrences effect small businesses, major corporations, government facilities and educational institutions. Each must take action to increase the level of safety and security for employees, personnel, students, and property.
PREDICTING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
Imagine working in your office and gunshots ring out in the parking lot. You look up from your computer screen and see the man you have worked with for 15 years now targeting fellow employees with a shotgun.
Questions run screaming through your mind. What do I do? How do I respond? More importantly how could this act have been prevented? The answers to these questions are not as complex as one may think. Fortunately, workplace violence can be mitigated if one has proper training and has appropriately prepared to address this type of risk.
It is common to hear reports of people “snapping” or “going postal.” Unfortunately, these common explanations for violent acts are inaccurate, people never just “snap.” Like everyone individuals experience hardships however some people cope with these situations in less-than-ideal ways.
Unfortunately, at times violence becomes the answer. Luckily, this “pathway to violence” exposes indicators which allows trained professional to step in before this threshold is met and effectively prevent hostile acts from occurring.
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