A night-shift employee reports a threat, but the designated HR contact is unavailable until morning. Develop a reporting route with reachable contacts and a procedure for immediate danger, so protection and support can be organised at night.
Identify an accessible backup contact and establish how the designated emergency route is activated immediately in an acute situation. Non-urgent concerns go to the responsible specialist function. Recheck the procedure if the manager cannot be used as a contact, and limit sensitive information to the roles that need it.
Take away your completed reporting and support procedure for further coordination in your area. The course does not provide individual assessments of dangerousness, therapy or practical de-escalation training.
What you will work on
Describe organisational risk situations in a workplace area without labelling individuals
Assign reporting routes, immediate escalation and responsibility for specialist assessment to roles
Handle a night-shift report when the HR contact is unavailable
Who it is for
HR managers
Corporate security professionals
Site and operations leaders
Topics
Workplace area, activities and possible violence scenarios
Reporting routes, accessibility and confidentiality
Immediate danger and urgent escalation
Specialist assessment of non-urgent concerns and authority limits
Protective measures, support for people affected and follow-up
Your result
Your reporting and support procedure identifies reachable contacts, urgent escalation, protection and follow-up. Coordinate it with the responsible functions for your area.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with HR or security processes. Work on an area of your organisation or, if information is missing or confidential, use a structurally similar substitute case. Participants need not disclose personal experiences of violence.
Format and approach
Planned: 4–5 hours of self-study, with process drafting and self-checks with explanations.
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