Crisis Scenario Resulting from Workplace Violence

Violence striking the workplace is a nightmare scenario for any organization. Unfortunately, the ugly reality is that these things can and do happen, as has once again been made apparent by several recent workplace shootings, all occurring within one week of each other.

Workplace Violence

Serious injury events or casualties within business premises are disruptive as they hinder normal business operations.

If you think your organization is in the clear because you don’t have “disgruntled employees,” you may want to think again. Contrary to misconception, angry ex-workers are not the most frequent perpetrators of workplace violence.

In fact, in two-thirds of workplace homicides, there is no known personal link between the assailant and the victim. Factor in that domestic acts of terrorism are often focused on the workplace, and the threat of “random” workplace violence grows.

Example

Beating employees' superiors in the office premises itself.

Reflection as a BCM and CM Practitioner

As discussed in "What Crisis or Crisis Scenario Should I Be Planning For My Organisation?", you may wonder whether this type of crisis is outside your job scope. Click the right icon to read more.

The key to this discussion is to identify the types of crisis scenarios and for responsible professionals who have identified the potential likely crisis to raise it with the right interested parties to implement the crisis response to this set of specific crisis scenarios.