25 Years ago on December 7, 1987 one of the most shocking Workplace Violence disasters happened in California when recently terminated employee David Burke killed his former boss Ray Thomson with a 44 magnum revolver at 22,000 feet aboard PSA Flight 1771. Burke also shot to death the pilots and flight attendant before he pushed the flight control column forward causing the aircraft to dive straight down killing all 43 people on board.
Human Resource Managers, Security professionals and Business leaders are invited to a Workplace Violence webinar this Thursday December 13 at 2:00 pm EST; Workplace Violence Prevention: The 7 New Truths offers employers, HR, Security and Airline industry professionals the opportunity to learn from and ask questions of two experts who have worked on the prevention of workplace violence for decades. The webinar will take place on Thursday December 13, 2012 at 2:00 pm Eastern (11:00 a.m. Pacific).
Individuals can register for this free webinar at: http://www.accuscreen.com/webinars
Hosted by AccuScreen.com, an industry pioneer, leader and expert in employment background screening, the webinar will feature CEO Kevin Connell and Barry Nixon, the executive director of the National Institute for Prevention of Workplace Violence, Inc., a company focused on assisting organizations to effectively implement programs to prevent workplace violence. Connell, also an expert on the subject of workplace violence and on online background checks, promises a content-packed discussion.
The webinar will address the issue of workplace violence, the warning signs to look out for, and why no company no matter how large or small is immune. Most importantly, Connell and Nixon will speak about ways to prevent workplace violence from happening in the first place.
Adds CEO Connell of AccuScreen.com, “We will highlight the key areas of Workplace Violence Preparedness, with an emphasis placed on prevention, including what we see in today’s business climate that should cause concern, we will look back 25 years to lessons learned from PSA Flight 1771 up until the more recent Workplace Violence shooting such as the case in Fresno, CA.”
Areas that will be covered in the workplace violence webinar:
– Key warning signs to watch out for and,
– How has workplace violence changed over the past 25 years
– Resources and tools to minimize the risk of ever having an incident in the first place
– Today’s best practices,
Connell and Nixon will reserve time on the webinar for questions. They encourage participants to bring questions that they may have about workplace violence.
About AccuScreen.com and Kevin Connell:
Since 1994, AccuScreen.com (http://www.accuscreen.com) has been an industry pioneer and global leader in employment background screening, specializing in criminal background checks. Its reports are delivered globally to companies across the world. CEO Kevin Connell founded the company with a burning desire that companies hire the right people from the start, resulting in greater cost control and better safety in the workplace. Mr. Connell served as a Founding Director of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS), and he is a frequent Radio and Television Guest, appearing on ABC and Fox News.
About Barry Nixon
W. Barry Nixon is the Executive Director of the National Institute for Prevention of Workplace Violence, Inc., a company focused on assisting organizations to effectively implement programs to prevent workplace violence. (http://www.WorkplaceViolence911.com) Having spent over twenty years in Human Resources and Organization Development in Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Nixon is well grounded in the real issues companies face and develops practical solutions based on having been there. Mr. Nixon is a frequently requested speaker both in the US and abroad.