Violence checklist
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Risk Assessment Checklist - Occupational Violence Risk is a function of three factors. Duration of exposure to the unwanted event or circumstance (E), the probability or likelihood of the unwanted event or circumstance occurring (P) and the severity of the consequence of the of the unwanted event or circumstance occurring. Risk Assessment Checklist – Occupational Violence Key Risk No Yes If Yes are adequate controls in place? Y/N Policy and Procedures Are there documented policy and procedures for managing violent behaviour of students? Are there documented policy and procedures for minimising the likelihood for physical intervention from staff? Is the OHS risk from physical intervention controlled? Are there documented policy and procedures for managing violence from sources external to the school? Working Environment. Internal and external physical layout. Are employees working alone in isolated areas of the school? Is it easy for a perpetrator of violence to get physical access to an employee? Is it difficult for employees to retreat to a secure area in the event of an emergency? Is it difficult for employees to communicate when threatened? Are there readily available items of plant and/or equipment that may be used as a weapon? Are there multiple routes of access and egress to the workplace, including classrooms, staff studies and interview rooms? Are external areas of the workplace adequately lit and maintained free of possible hiding places for aggressors? Systems of Work Consultation, hazard identification and control, Would it be difficult for employees to seek assistance if threatened or attacked? Are security and emergency procedures regularly tested and reviewed?
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Risk Assessment Checklist - Occupational Violence
Risk is a function of three factors. Duration of exposure to the unwanted event orcircumstance (E), the probability or likelihood of the unwanted event or circumstanceoccurring (P) and the severity of the consequence of the of the unwanted event orcircumstance occurring.
Risk Assessment Checklist – Occupational Violence
Key Risk No Yes If Yes areadequate controlsin place? Y/N
Policy andProcedures
Are there documented policy andprocedures for managing violentbehaviour of students?
Are there documented policy andprocedures for minimising the likelihoodfor physical intervention from staff?
Is the OHS risk from physicalintervention controlled?
Are there documented policy andprocedures for managing violence fromsources external to the school?
WorkingEnvironment.
Internal andexternalphysical layout.
Are employees working alone inisolated areas of the school?
Is it easy for a perpetrator of violence toget physical access to an employee?
Is it difficult for employees to retreat to asecure area in the event of anemergency?
Is it difficult for employees tocommunicate when threatened?
Are there readily available items of plantand/or equipment that may be used asa weapon?
Are there multiple routes of access andegress to the workplace, includingclassrooms, staff studies and interviewrooms?
Are external areas of the workplaceadequately lit and maintained free ofpossible hiding places for aggressors?
Systems ofWork
Consultation,hazardidentificationand control,
Would it be difficult for employees toseek assistance if threatened orattacked?
Are security and emergency proceduresregularly tested and reviewed?
incidentreporting.
Are all visitors to the school required toreport to reception on arrival?
Are all visitors to reception clearlyvisible by the receptionist?
Have there been any previous incidents,near misses or WorkCover claims?
Systems ofWork
Is there a documented procedure forreporting near misses or incidents ofviolence.
Training andInduction
Are there employees not aware of thepolicy on occupational violence?
Have employees received training aboutmanaging challenging/aggressive orviolent behaviour?
IndividualBehaviour
Is there a risk of injury to the aggressorresulting from their behaviour?
Is there a risk of injury to employees?
Is there a risk of injury to otherstudents?
