Workplace Violence Expert W. Barry Nixon Discusses How to Create a Safe Workplace: The Complete Hiring Process to Screen for Potentially Violent Individuals

Preeminent workplace violence expert, W. Barry Nixon, Executive Director, National Institute for the Prevention of Workplace Violence, Inc., will present a workshop devoted to The Complete Hiring Process to Screen for Potentially Violent Individuals", Monday, April 19, 2004, 1:00-2:15 p.m., at the Employment Management Associations 35th Annual Conference & Exposition in Washington, DC. The presentation will focus on how to create a safe workplace by identifying the components of a systematic selection process to assess an individuals propensity for violence.

LAKE FOREST, CA (PRWEB) April 7, 2004 --- Preeminent workplace violence expert, W. Barry Nixon, Executive Director, National Institute for the Prevention of Workplace Violence, Inc., will present a workshop devoted to The Complete Hiring Process to Screen for Potentially Violent Individuals", Monday, April 19, 2004, 1:00-2:15 p.m., at the Employment Management Associations 35th Annual Conference & Exposition in Washington, DC. The presentation will focus on how to create a safe workplace by identifying the components of a systematic selection process to assess an individuals propensity for violence.

Media will be interested in attending the workshop to get an update on how the emerging issue of workplace violence is forcing a renewed emphasis on the hiring practices of organizations; not only to avoid negligent hiring suits by injured persons and/or their surviving relatives, but also to avoid the high cost and devastating impact that a serious violent incident can create in the work environment. Estimates place the cost to US employers between $4.2 and $36 billion annually.

Topics include:

-- Tools for Identifying Key Competencies & Job- Required Behavior

-- Critical Information to include on Employment Applications and Verification Release Form

-- Specific Interview Questions to Include

-- Update on Legal Issues, Including: Avoiding Compelled Self-Publication,Americans with Disabilities Act Regulations and Testing

-- Increasing need to conduct Background Checks and Critical Positions that require Background Checks

Complete details and a full review of workplace violence issues can be found at www.workplaceviolence911.com, or by calling W. Barry Nixon at 949-770-5264 or emailing wbnixon@aol.com.

Mr. Nixon is Founder and President of the National Institute for the Prevention of Workplace Violence. He is a recognized expert in Workplace Violence Prevention, a sought after speaker, an accomplished writer and has appeared on major news shows including ABC, MSNBC and NBC. He is also the host of the popular radio show Workplace Violence Today". Nixon serves as the Workplace Violence consultant for the State of California as well as many other organizations in both the public and private sector. A partial client list includes Gillette, Canon, Beckman Coulter, Caltrans and Southern California Ediso