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Workplace Violence in Office Environments
Workplace Violence in Office Environments

Course Overview

Workplace Violence in Office Environments brings prevention and response guidance into corporate and office settings. The 45 to 60 minute course covers workplace violence, warning signs, aggressive behavior, violent behavior and prevention programs.

  • Defines workplace violence in office settings and how arguments can escalate into threats or harm daily now.
  • Reviews warning signs that violence could occur and ways to respond to aggressive behavior safely today now.
  • Explains how to deal with violent behavior and help create a Workplace Violence Prevention Program today.
  • 45-60 minutes, self-paced
  • Instant certificate
  • Mobile friendly
$19.95

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Everything You Need to Know
About This Course

  • Defining violence in your workplace
  • Warning signs that violence is going to occur
  • How to handle aggressive behavior
  • How to deal with violent behavior
  • Creating a Workplace Violence Prevention Program

OSHA StandardOSHA General Duty (Section 5(a)(1)) & NIOSH Workplace Violence Guidelines
Course Duration45-60 minutes
Format100% online, narrated with photos, video, and interactivity
Passing Score70% on final exam
CertificatePersonalized certificate, printable immediately upon passing
LanguagesEnglish
Device CompatibilityDesktop, tablet, and smartphone
AcceptedOur courses meet federal standards, but state requirements may vary. Please verify before purchase.
ProviderMARCOM (in partnership with eTraining)

Find out if this training applies to your role, your job site, or your employer's compliance requirements, and whether it matches the certification you need.

  • Administrative and clerical employees in office settings
  • Managers and supervisors in corporate environments
  • Human resources professionals handling employee relations
  • Reception and front desk staff
  • IT and technical support staff in office buildings
  • Customer service and call center employees
  • New employees receiving workplace conduct orientation in office settings

Employers across a wide range of industries use this course to meet federal, state, and site-specific safety training requirements for their workforce.

  • Corporate headquarters and business offices
  • Financial services and banking
  • Insurance and real estate companies
  • Legal and professional services firms
  • Technology and software companies
  • Government and municipal offices
  • Accounting and consulting firms
  • Nonprofit organizations and associations

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Workplace Violence in Office Environments.

Yes. Upon passing the final exam with a score of 70% or higher, you can immediately print a certificate of completion. This certificate serves as proof of training for your employer.

Yes. The course is accessible on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Progress saves automatically on the same device, so you can stop and resume where you left off.

Yes. This course is 100% online and fully self-paced. There is no in-person component required. The course uses a combination of audio, full-motion video, text, and graphics.

The Workplace Violence in Office Environments course is an online training program that discusses how to recognize, prevent, and handle violence in the workplace. It covers defining violence in the workplace, warning signs that violence is going to occur, how to handle aggressive behavior, how to deal with violent behavior, and creating a Workplace Violence Prevention Program. The course is tailored to the office work environment.

A Workplace Violence Prevention Program is a comprehensive set of policies and procedures an organization implements to identify, prevent, and respond to workplace violence. This course discusses how to create such a program as part of an overall strategy for maintaining a safe work environment.

The course covers the warning signs that can give advance warning that a person is likely to become violent. Recognizing these early behavioral indicators is a key part of preventing workplace violence incidents before they escalate from verbal aggression to physical harm.

The course covers defining violence in your workplace, warning signs that violence is going to occur, how to handle aggressive behavior, how to deal with violent behavior, creating a Workplace Violence Prevention Program, and more. The course is divided into logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

While office environments may seem lower-risk than industrial settings, workplace violence can occur in any environment. Office-specific concerns include interpersonal conflicts in close-quarter workspaces, customer or client confrontations, domestic violence incidents that follow an employee to work, and stress related to workplace dynamics. This course helps office workers recognize warning signs and respond appropriately.

Upon completing the course, you should understand the hazards associated with violent behavior in the workplace, know the different types of behavior that are considered violent, recognize signs that can give advance warning that a person is likely to become violent, and know how to respond when aggressive or violent behavior occurs on the job.

Workplace violence is any act or threat of violence, physical assault, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs in a work setting. It ranges from physical assaults to robbery, homicide, and includes threats, bullying, and harassment. Examples include assaults, fatalities, and nonfatal violent crimes against workers.

Better Training. Better Outcomes.

Fifteen years, 200,000+ professionals certified, and a completion rate roughly double the industry average.

OSHA citation printed on every certificate

Your employer and site safety officer can verify compliance at a glance, with no phone calls and no lookups.

No setup. No LMS. Training in minutes.

Pay once, get instant access. No account setup, no downloads, no IT involvement. Works in any browser.

Built for field workers, not classrooms

Grounded in real jobsite operations. Scenarios reflect the work your crew actually does.

Trusted by safety managers & contractors

Used by EHS managers, general contractors and federal site supervisors to keep crews certified on time.

200,000+
Professionals certified
87%
Completion rate (industry avg <45%)
10M+
Hours of training delivered
15
Years in business

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