Introduction
Workplace violence refers to any form of disruption among employees that involves harassment, physical assault, and intimidation at the place of work. Violence at the work site significantly affects visitors, workers, clients, and other stakeholders. Since violent acts may result in injuries and impact the organization’s general performance, it has become one of the most significant issues of concern nationwide. Several actions have been enacted in my workstation at a health facility to protect workers against violence.
Discussion
First, the institution has ensured increased employee awareness regarding workplace violence and the need for its avoidance. In addition, risk factors leading to violence have been identified alongside implementing the necessary precautions. Other ways to eradicate workplace violence include enacting preventive programs and ensuring proper working procedures (Salin et al., 2020). Moreover, ensuring proper documentation of workplace violence avoidance approaches is essential. Employees must also be fully aware of violence and the possible risk factors.
Several policies have been enacted to protect workers against workplace violence. In this case, proper reporting procedures and policies were put in place. The institution has ensured an appropriate system to keep track of the violent activities that are likely to occur and are reported. The collected information can be used to check whether anything has been done to nurses and determine the need to change existing trends in the organization to ensure the safety of employees.
Conclusion
Additionally, the institution has reduced the general normalization of workplace violence. Employees are trained to deal with violence with the full realization that it is not part of their job (Salin et al., 2020). I once witnessed workplace violence where nurses were involved in physical battles resulting from general workplace differences. In this incident, the management ensured the termination of the two for getting involved in violence. This acted as a warning to other workers leading to a reduction in workplace fierceness.
Reference
Salin, D., Cowan, R. L., Adewumi, O., Apospori, E., Bochantin, J., D’Cruz, P.,… & Zedlacher, E. (2020). Prevention of and interventions in workplace bullying: A global study of human resource professionals’ reflections on preferred action. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 31(20), 2622-2644.