Yesterday’s Advisor provided insights on workplace violence prevention; today, more on violence plus an introduction to a great advance in training, the unique 10-minute HR Trainer.

Encourage Employees to Take Personal Security Measures

Take a proactive role in violence prevention. Convince your employees to make personal security a habit when coming and going from the workplace or traveling on business. 

Consider the following:

  • Keep vehicle doors locked—both while driving and whenever you leave the vehicle.
  • Check your vehicle before entering it to make sure no one is hiding under or inside.
  • When walking, choose busy, well-lit areas, and check the personal space around you to be alert for muggers or others who might threaten your safety.           
  • If you feel uncomfortable or believe you are being stalked, go into a well-lit, busy store.
  • Carry purses, briefcases, or computers close to your body to deter theft.

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Workplace violence is a real and present danger that requires you and your employees to take effective preventive action. Here’s a sample handout from the 10-Minute HR Trainer:

Sample Handout—Violence Prevention

Do your part to prevent violence at [ABC] Company:

  • Follow the company’s security procedures and take advantage of security systems.
  • Report any unauthorized strangers to security, including people loitering in parking areas or outside the building.
  • Make sure visitors are met in the lobby and escorted.
  • Don’t open strange or unexpected packages or letters—send them to security.
  • Closely guard all security information, access codes, keys, etc.
  • Arrange a danger signal or code phrase to alert co-workers to trouble.
  • Take any threats or harassment seriously, and report them to your supervisor.
  • Let someone know when you are working late and stay near a phone.
  • Report any security problems, such as burned out lights, broken locks, malfunctioning security systems, etc.
  • Be careful when commuting to and from work or when your job takes you on the road.

From violence prevention to terminations to intermittent leave and accommodations, there’s a lot for your supervisors and managers to stay up on. There’s only one way to get them there—regular training.

What, no time for training? We’ve solved that with easy-to-manage program that lets you train in discrete, 10-minute chunks. A program that’s easy for you to deliver and that requires little time from busy schedules. (Also, if you’re like most companies in these tight budget days, you will like that it is reasonable in cost.)

When we asked our editors for a system that trains in a minimum amount of time with maximum effect, they came back with BLR’s unique 10-Minute HR Trainer.

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As its name implies, this product trains managers and supervisors in critical HR skills in as little as 10 minutes for each topic. 10-Minute HR Trainer offers these features:

Trains in 50 key HR topics under all major employment laws, including manager and supervisor responsibilities, and how to legally carry out managerial actions from hiring to termination. (See a complete list of topics below.)

Uses the same teaching sequence master teachers use. Every training unit includes an overview, bullet points on key lessons, a quiz, and a handout to reinforce the lesson later.

Completely prewritten and self-contained. Each unit comes as a set of reproducible documents. Just make copies or turn them into overheads, and you’re done. (Take a look at a sample lesson below.)

Updated continually. As laws change, your training needs to do so as well. 10-Minute HR Trainer provides new lessons and updated information every 90 days, along with a monthly Training Forum newsletter, for as long as you are in the program.

Works fast. Each session is so focused that there’s not a second’s waste of time. Your managers are in and out almost before they can look at the clock, yet they remember small details even months later.

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