ASIS International has released its revised Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention Standard. Approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the standard provides a framework to help organizations identify and address concerning behaviour before it escalates to violence. It places responsibility for programme oversight with top management and sets out a multidisciplinary approach to prevention and intervention.
The standard covers the following areas:
- Enterprise leadership and governance. The standard addresses top management commitment, programme oversight, and the development of policies and procedures.
- Multidisciplinary threat management. A threat management team receives, triages, investigates, and resolves reports of concerning behaviour through a documented process.
- Security risk assessment. The standard addresses the assessment of workplace violence risks as part of the prevention and intervention programme.
- Reporting and early intervention. It promotes a culture of trust that encourages people to report concerning behaviour early and addresses how organizations protect confidential information.
- Behavioural threat assessment and management. It sets out an approach to assessing concerning behaviour and deciding how to intervene.
- Training and awareness. It addresses role-based training for those involved in prevention and intervention.
- Programme evaluation and continual improvement. It calls for ongoing evaluation against defined performance indicators to inform improvements.
The framework also addresses intimate partner violence, liaison with law enforcement, and emergency response.
The revised standard is available from ASIS International in softcover and eBook formats.
