Assessing Violence in the Community: A Handbook for the Workplace

Provides practical tools on assessing the risk for violence, communicating with potentially violent clients, safe travel and an employee hazard checklist.The upfront planning that a care organization and care provider completes for the provision of care to clients in the community is critical to ensuring employee safety. Based on this booklet, PSHSA has also developed Workplace Violence Assessments for Community Care. These tools guide you through the assessment of three elements that should be considered in the planning process.