Online Webinar 2019 - Live Webinar: Workplace Violence and Active Threat Response: Preparation and Readiness Topics

Session Highlights
Potential sources and signs of workplace violence situations
Prevention and response to workplace violence
"Threat Assessment" - how you can reduce the possibility of violent incidents
Historical overview and case studies of active shooter situations
Personal survival response – how to respond when an incident occurs
Law enforcement response
Overview
This webinar includes two topics that are important for business leaders and employers to educate themselves on an unfortunate, yet very real trend in the country. Join us as we review Workplace Violence, specifically causes and signs to look for, pre-attack indicators, ways that you can help to de-escalate situations and keep your workplace safe, and how to prepare and handle difficult conversations. Next, we will review history cases of active shooter incidents and understand the underlying details from investigators and law enforcement officials. Included is an examination of motivators and tactics used by active shooters. We will then review suggested reactions if you find yourself in an active shooter situation (Run, Hide, or Fight), including interacting effectively with law enforcement.
Why Should you Attend
Unfortunately, active shooter incidents are not uncommon news items. Employees and former employees are stressed, upset, and frustrated and sometimes lash out in violent ways. Potential workplace violence clues are often overlooked or discounted by onlookers and co-workers for a variety of reasons. Tragically, turning away from these indications can result in dire consequences. Based on thorough analysis by law enforcement experts, we know that there are specific steps that you can take to mitigate workplace violence situations. However, if you find yourself in an active shooter situation, do you know what to do and how to react?
Who Will Benefit
Human Resources professionals, all levels
Senior business leaders
Office managers
Security and Safety professionals, all levels
Legal counsel
Business owners
Background
In the wake of recent tragedies involving gun violence that we’ve witnessed in the media, it becomes more important that employers provide education and training to their employees. As a first step, leaders and corporate specialists need to understand the warning signs of potential workplace violence situations so that they are better able to de-escalate appropriately and – hopefully – avoid an active threat situation. Leadership acumen demands that today’s managers keep a keen eye open to potentially over-stressed and harmful situations in their workforce. Furthermore, if situations do escalate, then it’s important to ensure the best preparation to respond and react to possible active threat situations.
Speaker
Melveen Stevenson is the CEO and founder of M.S.Elemental, LLC, a human resources and business advisory firm based in Los Angeles, California. As a certified HR professional with a background in accounting and finance, she helps companies to navigate the human resources “jungle” of compliance, human capital, and leadership challenges. In doing so, she empowers companies to strengthen their infrastructure from the inside out, specifically through leadership development, operations, training, employee engagement, and executive coaching.
Melveen speaks on key topics to empower companies with the latest research and best practices for increasing engagement, enhancing leadership presence, and optimizing diverse workforce groups.
Over the last 18 years, Melveen has held leadership positions in human resources operations, supply chain, and talent management at international companies in food manufacturing, medical devices, and consumer products.
Melveen is certified through the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP) and the Human Resources Certification Institute (SPHR). In addition, she is certified in Extended DiSC® for individuals, pairs, and groups.