Post-Incident Follow-up
Immediately After the Violent Act
Immediately after an assault occurs, an employer should focus first on providing for the medical and psychological needs of all affected employees.
Know what to do immediately after an incident of workplace violence.
Other immediate steps include:
- Report the incident to the local police department and support law enforcement activities (for example; crime scene investigation and interviewing witnesses, victims, and others).
- Secure work areas where disturbances occurred.
- Account for all employees and others and ensure the physical safety of those remaining in the area as soon as possible.
- Provide for site security and ensure no work area is left short-staffed while others assist the victim or help in securing the area.
- Quickly assess the work area, if it was disturbed or damaged during an incident, to determine if it is safe.
- Provide critical incident debriefing to victims, witnesses, and other affected employees (these conversations must be strictly confidential).
- Provide accurate communication to outside agencies, media and law enforcement.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
6-1. Immediately after an assault occurs, an employer should focus first on providing for the _____ and _____ needs of all affected employees.
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