Workplace Safety 2025: What OSHA Says About Violence and Active Shooter Preparedness
Date: January 29, 2025
Speaker: Joe Keenan
Workplace Violence Events are having with more frequency and severity all over our country. An Active Shooter Scenario can happen at any time and anywhere. Unfortunately this is becoming too common as societal violence spills over into the workplace. The FBI estimates that 1 million people are exposed to workplace violence in 2024. This webinar will cover how to get proactive and put Programs in place to prevent a Workplace Violence Episode. The elements of what to include in a Workplace Violence Prevention Program will be covered along with Employee Training on how to respond to an Active Shooter Scenario. Site specific workplace violence prevention questions and answers, as well as potential scenarios, will be addressed.
What is the scope the webinar?
- How to successfully prepare in advance for an Active Shooter Scenario and put in place a Proactive Workplace Violence Prevention Program. We will also discuss what the OSHA Requirements are surrounding Workplace Violence and Active Shooter Scenarios
- What solution are we offering?
- How to successfully prepare in advance for an Active Shooter Scenario and put in place a Proactive Workplace Violence Prevention Program. We will also discuss what the OSHA Requirements are surrounding Workplace Violence and Active Shooter Scenarios
Key Session Highlights:
- Learn what the OSHA Requirements are for Preventing Workplace Violence and Active Shooter Scenarios
- How to Effectively Get Proactive in Preventing Workplace Violence Episodes
- Discuss Elements of an Effective Workplace Violence Prevention Program
- Discuss Active Shooter Scenarios
- Conduct Effective Training for Managers and Supervisors on How to Handle Workplace Violence and Prevention and Active Shooter Scenarios
- Learn What To Do and Not To Do in Reference to Workplace Violence Prevention
- Answer Site-Specific Questions and Scenarios Regarding Workplace Violence Prevention
Who should Attend
- Environmental Health and Safety Professionals
- Risk Analysis
- Insurance Professionals
- Human Resource Professionals
- General Managers
- Plant Managers, Production Supervisors
SPEAKER
Joe Keenan
Joe Keenan is a highly experienced Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and human resources professional and management consultant with over 21 years of experience. He received his Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing Green Belt in 2005, MBA with a human resource management concentration in 2007 and Certified Safety Professional (CSP) in 2011. He currently serves as President of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Mr. Keenan has served on the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association (VPPPA) Region IV Board of Directors as a Director at Large from 2013-2015. Since 2002, he is an OSHA General Industry and Construction 10/30-Hour Authorized Outreach Trainer.
