To support a violence-free workplace, you should consider positive initiatives such as counselling and special leave,
and communicate to staff that practical jokes that pose a violence risk are not acceptable.
Dr Kelly Watt, a Threat Assessment Specialist at Protect International Inc., based in Canada, recently participated in a
Q&A session with WorkplaceOHS that dealt with these issues and more.
Dr Watt will be in Sydney and Melbourne next month (12 and 13 November, respectively) to present a series of
workshops to help workers assess, manage and respond to a risk of violence in their workplaces.
Workplace OHS: Work Violence: No Joke, Take the Initiative
