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Violence at Work
The five main areas of health and safety law relevant to violence at work are:
- The Health and Safety At Work Act 1974
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- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
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- The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
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- Safety Representative and Safety Committees Regulations 1977
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- Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996
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What is Workplace Violence?
- Name calling and other verbal abuse
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- Staring at a person in a menacing manner
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- Shouting at a person in an intimidating fashion
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- Verballing threatening to injure/kill a person (or their friends and family)
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- Physically jostling, pinching, scratching, punching or kicking a person
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- An attack with a weapon, e.g. a knife or other instrument that could be used as a weapon
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- Threatening a person with demotion or dismissal if they do not achieve a certain target, when they have no realistic chance to do so.
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Methods for Controlling Violence in the Workplace
- Assess the risks to workers (including the risk of foreseeable violence), decide how significant these risks are, prevent or control the risks, and develop a clear management plan
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- Consult with the workforce and their representatives about risk assessments and actions
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- Ensure that everyone is aware of the violence prevention policy and their responsibilities
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- Establish clear grievance and disciplinary procedures
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Barbour Resource
We offer a range of resources to help you create policy and communicate with the workforce, including regularly reviewed documents which provide technical guidance, and policy and risk assessment assistance.
FREE Director's BriefingPosted: July -
2010The Barbour Director's Briefing: Violence at Work is a two page, clear summary of this key topic important to Director's and management
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