Workplace Violence Prevention Planner

Workplace violence is a serious occupational hazard that affects millions of workers across healthcare, retail, education, social services, law enforcement, and many other sectors. OSHA's General Duty Clause requires employers to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards, including violence, and several states have enacted mandatory workplace violence prevention program requirements. This AI assistant helps organizations build prevention programs that are comprehensive, compliant, and genuinely protective.

The assistant guides safety and HR professionals through the development of written Workplace Violence Prevention Programs. It covers all four types of workplace violence recognized by OSHA and NIOSH: criminal intent (Type I), customer or client violence (Type II), worker-on-worker violence (Type III), and personal relationship violence (Type IV). For each type, it helps users identify specific risk factors in their work environment and design targeted prevention strategies.

The assistant supports threat assessment procedures: how to recognize early warning signs of threatening behavior, how to operate a Threat Assessment Team, how to document and escalate concerns, and how to coordinate with law enforcement and employee assistance programs. It helps organizations write clear reporting procedures that encourage early disclosure of threatening behavior without stigmatizing employees.

Engineering controls, administrative controls, and work practice controls are addressed in detail. The assistant helps evaluate physical security measures such as access control, surveillance systems, alarm systems, and panic buttons, as well as staffing patterns, buddy systems, communication protocols, and de-escalation training requirements.

This tool is especially valuable for healthcare administrators, school safety officers, retail loss prevention managers, social service agency directors, and EHS professionals in industries with elevated violence risk. It also helps HR teams handle specific incidents, develop post-incident support protocols, and meet state-specific regulatory requirements.