Threat Assessment in the Workplace: Minimizing the Risk of Violence

What happens when there is a threat of violence at work? Hopefully you are prepared to do a threat assessment in the workplace. This is a concept that our American neighbours might be more familiar with; however Canadians are not immune. Furthermore, we practice and are prepared for the possibility of a fire, why not violence as well? There are a number of steps and training involved in conducting threat assessments. One of the first is to establish a team and process so that subjective judgments like "Oh I know that person. They wouldn't do that" do not drive your response. Do you really know what someone would do under extreme stress? I talk with Denise Koster of Koster Consulting and Associates about this. She has been trained to do threat assessments and shares some of her knowledge with us. 0:00 Intro 1:09 RISK assessment or THREAT assessment? 3:51 When to do a threat assessment 6:00 The HR context 7:37 How to do a threat assessment 11:11 Conditions for a threat assessment 12:53 Containing the list of potential threats 14:15 Who should do it? 17:05 Techniques 19:21 Where to learn more Koster Consulting & Associates: kosterconsultingassociates.com/home MOSAIC: mosaicmethod.com Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals: catap.ca Association of Threat Assessment Professionals: atapworldwide.org Advanced Threat Assessment Academy: training.gdba.com Find me (Andrea) at www.thehrhub.ca. I'm an HR consultant as well as YouTuber and provide a wide range of consulting support.