DoD Annual TrainingAnswer Key

Indicators Of Potential Workplace Violence

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QUESTION 1

Entreprise Security

ANSWER

A company's strategy for reducing the risk of unauthorized access to information technology systems and data

QUESTION 2

Institutional & Workplace Security

ANSWER

The unique security requirements of specific organizations, foundations, and associations. Includes risk management, physical security, cybersecurity, and loss prevention practices.

QUESTION 3

Workplace Violence

ANSWER

Any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other disruptive behaviors ranging from threats to verbal abuse to physical assault and homicides that occur at the workplace.

QUESTION 4

Organizational Indicators of Potential Workplace Violence

ANSWER

- Poor work organization: Undermines perception of fairness in the workplace. - Organizational restructuring: Downsizing/outsourcing work - Coercive leadership: May restrict communication + dialogue making it difficult to identify potential volatile situations - Aggressive culture: May create an environment that rewards violence - Poor accommodations for increase in activity - Domestic violence situations

QUESTION 5

Domestic Violence

ANSWER

Patterns of abusive behavior used to gain or maintain power and control over others in a relationship. - Physical, sexual, emotional, economic, psychological.

QUESTION 6

__________ is the key to preventing domestic violence situations in the workplace

ANSWER

early intervention

QUESTION 7

Signs that may help determine if an employee is experiencing domestic violence:

ANSWER

-Disruptive phone calls and emails. -Poor concentration. -Unexplained bruises or injuries. -Frequent absences and tardiness. -Use of unplanned personal time. -Disruptive visits from current or former partners.

QUESTION 8

Active Shooter

ANSWER

An individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area. Adversaries or assailants with an objective to kill as many people as possible at a target location. Typically spontaneous, random, and unplanned.

QUESTION 9

Active Shooter #s: ___% of active shooter incidents occurred in the workplace.

ANSWER

37%

QUESTION 10

Active Shooter #s: ___% of active shooters had no clear motive.

ANSWER

40%

QUESTION 11

Active Shooter #s: ___% of active shooters involved some type of workplace retaliation.

ANSWER

21%

QUESTION 12

Characteristics of a Workplace Violator

ANSWER

Sadness, depression, threats, menacing or erratic behavior, aggressive outbursts, references to weapons, verbal abuse, inability to handle criticism, hypersensitivity, partaking in offensive commentary or jokes referring to violence.

QUESTION 13

Workplace Violence Prevention

ANSWER

- Educate employees to increase awareness of indicators that might suggest volatile events could occur - Promote sincere, open, and timely communication among managers, employees, and union reps - Offer opportunities for professional development - Foster a family-friendly work environment - Establish a process for complaints and concerns allowing them to be expressed in a nonjudgmental forum that include timely feedback to the initiator - Address quality of life issues - Maintain impartial and consistent discipline for employees who exhibit improper conduct and poor performance - Culture of mutual respect

QUESTION 14

Brian Tuskan's Advice

ANSWER

Thank your parents, don't embarrass them. Be conscious of what you want to do, don't let $ be your primary motivation. Focus on what you love doing and what you're good at. Get into an industry that is fulfilling. Purpose.

QUESTION 15

Where does emergency management fall in the risk analysis timeline/process?

ANSWER

Falls across the entire timeline. Training, planning, exercises, and drills. Being able to train and effectively respond to an incident. Reduce the severity of the incident when it occurs.

QUESTION 16

Who was the first to implement government funding for emergency management?

ANSWER

Roosevelt. (1933-45)

QUESTION 17

Which president created FEMA?

ANSWER

Carter. (1979) Mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery.

QUESTION 18

3 primary objectives of emergency management

ANSWER

1. Minimize the probability of a threat or emergency. 2. Mitigate the impact if the event occurs. 3. Recover from the emergency and resume normal operations.

QUESTION 19

5 Preparedness Mission Areas

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1. Prevention. 2. Protection. 3. Mitigation. 4. Response. 5. Recovery.

QUESTION 20

Emergency Response

ANSWER

Define the capabilities necessary to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs. Stabilize the incident, restore basic services and community functionality, and establish a safe and secure environment when transitioning to recovery. - Critical transportation - Fatality management services - Mass care services Mass search and rescue operations - Public health and medical services

QUESTION 21

Emergencies for which planning is appropriate include:

ANSWER

Fires, explosion, water outage, power outage, computer system failure, telecommunications failure, fuel leak, hazmat (hazardous material) incident, bomb incident, civil disorder, armed attack, barricade/hostage incident, severe weather, tornado, hurricane, thunderstorm, flood, other natural occurrences, earthquake, volcano.

QUESTION 22

NIMS

ANSWER

National Incident Management System Enables responders at all jurisdiction levels and across all disciplines to work together with effective and efficient deployment of resources. Developed to identify concepts and principles that are used to manage emergencies from preparedness to recovery and provide and consistent, nationwide approach and common vocabulary so that multiple agencies or jurisdictions can communicate as they work together to respond to emergency situations. - Meant to standardize response to emergency situations. - Enables responders at all jurisdictional levels and across all disciplines to work together with effective and efficient deployment of resources. - Developed by DHS. - Provides universal emergency management system and a common technical language

QUESTION 23

ICS

ANSWER

Incident Command System A standard, on-scene, all-hazards approach to incident management that allows for the integration of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications. Enables a coordinated response among various jurisdictions and functional agencies, both public and private; with common processes for planning and managing resources. - Designed to be flexible, can be used for incidents of any type, scope, or complexity. Based on 8 core concepts: - Common terminology. - Integrated communications. - Modular organization. - Unified command structure. - Manageable span of control. - Consolidated action plans. - Comprehensive resource management. - Predesignated incident facilities.

QUESTION 24

Business Continuity Management

ANSWER

Involves counteracting threats to an organization's continuing operation. The primary objective is to resume critical functions as quickly as possible and to restore the business to its pre-emergency condition and location or, if that is not possible, to a new location or level of operation.

QUESTION 25

Trent Atkin's Advice

ANSWER

Specialize, become certified, take advantage of opportunities to become more aware.

QUESTION 26

All-Hazards Approach

ANSWER

Used to respond to "any incident or event, natural or human-caused, that requires an organized response by a public, private, and/or governmental entity in order to protect life, public health and safety, protect values, and to minimize and disruptions of governmental, social and economic services" Often addresses every possible incident of potential concern

QUESTION 27

Functions-Based

ANSWER

Used when a community or jurisdiction focuses their planned response on the potential effects of emergencies in general and covers a variety of hazards, rather than requiring the development of separate plans for each hazard - Avoids duplication of planning efforts - Permits an emphasis on hazards that pose the most risk

QUESTION 28

Critical Infrastructure

ANSWER

Includes the assets, systems, and networks considered so vital to the US that their incapacitation or destruction would weaken physical and economic security, public healthy and safety, or both. Affects society at large. Examples: Public transit, the internet, banking networks, CJ agencies, private businesses, public gatherings.

QUESTION 29

Key Resource

ANSWER

Publicly or privately controlled resources essential to the operation of the economy and government. Destruction would not damage vital systems but could create a local disaster or significantly damage the national morale or confidence. Examples: Oil processing plants, banks, telecommunications, power grids. Symbolic and historical attractions.

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