Workplace Violence Prevention Information
Workplace violence is a serious safety and health concern. There are a number of measures that employers and employees can take to pro-actively prevent violence from occurring in workplaces. The essential ingredients of such measures include the conduct of workplace risk assessments, the development of functional response plans and the conduct of employee training and awareness programs.
The “New York State Public Employer Workplace Violence Prevention Law” was enacted to ensure that public workplaces are evaluated and effective response and prevention strategies are implemented to prevent and minimize workplace violence.
The information found below will assist public employers in meeting the requirements of the Law and ensuring that their workplaces and employees are as safe as possible from the threat of violence.
The effective date of the Workplace Violence Prevention Rule is April 29, 2009. Public employers should be in full compliance with the rule before August 28, 2009.
Planning
- Laws
- Model Plan for Workplace Violence Prevention
- Workplace Security Checklist
- Workplace Security Checklist
- Compliance Directive for Workplace Violence
- Workplace Violence Regulations