How to Observe and Report Anomalous Behavior

Have you ever experienced concerning behavior from a co-worker?

Want to know how to respond?

It’s rare that people just snap. People experiencing extreme stress and emotions will often show signs of violent behavior before committing a violent act. This is called the “pathway to violence,” and it’s on this pathway that people exhibit behaviors and traits that are inconsistent with their normal behavior.

These include:

Increased use of alcohol and drugs ‒ Potentially violent individuals are already having trouble handling their emotions and stress. The use of alcohol and drugs can make this worse.

Changes to typical behavior ‒ Extroverts may become more introverted, seeming more withdrawn and remote. Introverts may become extroverted, seeming overly boisterous or even aggressive.

If anything about their behavior seems unusual, or similar to the indicators above, you need to act. Ask what your company’s HR policies and guidelines are for situations like these. Pay attention to your coworkers and monitor their behavior.  Report concerns to your supervisor, HR department, or security.

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Prevent Violence: Active Shooter Preparedness 

TPOP’s active shooter preparedness training can teach you and your employees more behavioral indicators and verbal de-escalation techniques to mitigate workplace violence. You will also learn situational awareness, the Run Hide Fight methodology, and response to injury.

“TPOP covered all of our workplace violence topics in one course. What used to take three to four hours now takes less than one. Perfect.”

Contact TPOP today to increase the security of your workplace.