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The law imposes planning and training obligations on nearly every retail and food retail business in New York.
Read the Training Requirements
The act requires retail employers to provide annual workplace violence prevention training for all retail employees and requires that the training be interactive and include “measures that retail employees can use to protect themselves when faced with workplace violence.”
The act defines these measures as including, at least, the following:
- Information on the Act’s requirements
- Examples of measures that can be taken to protect oneself when faced with workplace violence
- De-escalation tactics
- Active shooter drills
- Emergency procedures
- Instruction on the use of security alarms, panic buttons, and other related emergency devices
- Supervisor responsibilities
- Ways to address workplace-specific emergency procedures,
- Training on areas of previous security problems
As part of the training, employers must also communicate to employees a site-specific list of emergency exits and meeting places in case of emergency.
Employers with 50 or more employees must provide this training to all retail employees “upon hire and on an annual basis thereafter.” Employers with less than 50 employees must provide the training upon hiring and then every two years therafter.
Read the Policy Requirements
Written Retail Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
- Describe factors or situations in the workplace that might place employees at risk of violence, for example, workers who:
- Work late or early hours
- Openly exchange money,
- Work in small numbers or alone,
- Deal with uncontrolled access to the workplace.
- Identify preventative measures, including reporting systems for employees
- Federal, state, and/or local statutory information concerning remedies available to victims of workplace violence.
- No-retaliation provisions
Make clear that any form of retaliation against individuals who report workplace violence, testify or assist in any proceeding related to the matter, or who raise concerns about factors that might put retail workers at risk of violence will be deemed unlawful.
- Policy distribution
A copy of the policy must be delivered to:
All employees annually
New hires upon employment
Regardless of where you are in the process, our team can help with:
- Development or refinement of your workplace violence prevention plan.
- Experienced legal review.
- Online, company-wide employee training, including how to:
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- Access the plan and report violence
- Identify, prevent, and manage workplace violence
- De-escalate conflicts
- Respond to active assailant attacks
- Understand the hazards associated with their role
- Learn about mitigation strategies
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Sentinel Security is a global risk and intelligence advisory firm focused on solving complex security problems on behalf of multinational corporations, critical institutions, and high-profile clients. They offer tailored, actionable, and discreet guidance to better navigate today’s risk environment, anticipate and mitigate emerging threats, and identify potential market challenges.
Sentinel provides comprehensive guidance to help clients develop and maintain their required workplace violence prevention policy, violence incident logs, and other materials required to comply with the NY Law.
Our Legal Experts
We work with an experienced team of labor law attorneys who understand the many challenges facing employers today, including workplace violence prevention, compliance, defense, and crisis response. Their practice includes comprehensive OSHA representation of employers across all industry sectors, compliance assistance, training, participation in rulemaking, fatality/serious injury accident investigations, and more.
Our partners consult with TPOP clients and review workplace violence prevention plans to ensure comprehensive compliance with the NY Law.
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