| One of the primary concerns that managers have with | | | | meeting all of those needs is highly unlikely. But, instead |
| regards to workplace violence training, especially with | | | | of resigning yourself to the fact that you're again stuck |
| regards to self-protection and personal safety training, | | | | with the "training or no-training" option, there is another |
| is the expense. Regardless of whether you bring an | | | | possibility that is, more often than not, overlooked. |
| expert on-site, or you send employees to a workplace | | | | And that is... |
| violence training event elsewhere, the cost involved | | | | Creating your own company-branded training video. |
| can cause you to postpone any training at all. | | | | While this may appear to be just as expensive as |
| And, we both know that, in Today's increasingly violent | | | | standard training, it's not. In fact, it can be not only far |
| world... | | | | less up front, but the money that your company will |
| ...THAT is a risk that may prove to be even more | | | | save in the long term can be massive. |
| costly! | | | | In addition to the savings, you can make sure that your |
| One of the options that many companies choose is to | | | | company's video contains precisely the information |
| purchase a ready-made training video to provide the | | | | that meets your needs and circumstances. |
| workplace violence training that their people need. The | | | | Create the video as a company-wide resource for |
| problem with many of these programs is that they | | | | group training, or design it to be something that you can |
| may not be an exact fit for your companies needs. | | | | give away to employees, clients, and prospective |
| We must remember that there are as many as 5 | | | | clients. |
| different attacker and situation types within the realm | | | | Just make sure that you hire a knowledgeable self |
| of workplace violence that your plan, policies, and | | | | protection trainer/consultant versed in both workplace |
| procedures must account for. | | | | violence and how it affects your employees. |
| And, the chances of any one pre-made product | | | | |