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Crime is the Number 1 problem facing the South African society in general and business in particular. We can not escape it but we can be prepared for it. Are you and your staff ready

to deal with a violent incident that may change your lives forever?

The Workplace Violence Prevention course covers the following eight topics

• What is workplace violence?

Participants are introduced to the different forms of workplace violence. They will learn how to evaluate their work environment using the Workplace Violence Audit.

• Crime prevention.

Participants are introduced to the four-quadrant model of crime prevention. The model points out the various ways in which crime in the workplace can be prevented or minimized.

• Awareness of crime situations.

The most basic method of crime prevention is to be aware of what is happening in the work environment. Awareness is measured with the Workplace Violence Barometer.

• How to manage the environment to ensure that criminal activity will be minimized and prevented.

Participants are introduced to what they should do to keep criminals out of the stores or other workplaces.

• Actions to take (and often not to take) while a robbery is in progress.
• How to deal with trauma and other debilitating illnesses.
• How to create conditions for safer cash handling.
• How to prevent and deal with hijackings.

The participants in this course will be taught to handle threatening situations under the supervision of a skilled supervisor or manager.