New York Workplace Violence Prevention Law Released by: Shannon Munford Web Site: http://www.daybreakservices.com New York Public companies required to study and work to prevent on-site violence Email: day_breakllc@yahoo.com Keywords: anger, anger management, workplace violence, organizational training, rage, executive coaching Update Date: 1/9/2007 11:19:29 AM Hits: 94 Descrption:  New York Work Place Prevention Law January 09, 2007 By Shannon Munofrd This new law, effective March 7, 2007, requires that public sector employers in New York State:"perform a workplace evaluation or risk evaluation at each worksite and to develop and implement programs to prevent and minimize workplace violence caused by assaults and homicides. The Law is designed to ensure that the risk of workplace assaults and homicides are regularly evaluated by public employers and that workplace violence protection programs are implemented to prevent and minimize the hazard to public employees." Generally, the new law requires public employers to: Perform a risk evaluation of their workplace to determine the presence of factors or situations that might place employees at risk from occupational assaults and homicides Prepare a workplace violence prevention program that informs and train employees on the requirements of the Law. Employee workplace violence training must be provided at the time of job assignment and annually thereafter. The written workplace violence prevention program should be pro-active, capable of assessing potential threats before they occur, and capable of responding to actual incidents immediately. The risk evaluation should include: An examination of the history of past incidents to identify patterns or trends which occurred in the workplace A review of occupational injury and illness logs and incident reports to identify injuries that my have resulted from workplace violence incidents Surveying employees regarding details associated with the occurrence of workplace violence incidents Conducting physical workplace security building surveys Training topics should include: What is Workplace Violence Managements’ commitment to Zero Tolerance of Workplace Violence Techniques on how to recognize and avoid Workplace Violence situations What are the high risk occupations How to report a Workplace Violence incident The importance of reporting all incidents How and when incidents will be investigated by the employer Where employees can go for assistance Any workplace violence prevention program should include an Anger Management component. Such courses are designed to improve effectiveness in dealing with company employees and provides companies with group training on anger management, stress management, and communications. Daybreak Counseling Service www.daybreakservices.com