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Developing Workplace Violence and Harassment Policies and Programs: A Toolbox
This assessment is designed to help workplaces assess the risk of workplace violence where workers are handling cash
in a fixed location. Such workers include, but are not limited to, cashiers who might become a target for theft or loss.
Examples of activities include:
• Maintaining petty cash in a fixed location
• Working at a cashier station in a fixed location
• Making cash deposits
You are not required to use all or any of the examples of controls. There may be other controls that are more
suitable to the circumstances of your workplace and to controlling the risks of workplace violence that you identify.
Assessment for Specific Risk: Handling Cash (HC)
Physical Yes No N/A Examples of Controls Existing Controls Recommended Controls
Environment
(identify person(s) responsible
and expected completion
dates, if possible)
HC1. Do clients or
customers have direct
physical access to
workers?
HC2. Can workers
call for immediate
help when workplace
violence occurs or is
likely to occur?
Job / Department/ Location: Completed by: Date:
Shading indicates elevated risk
Consider the following
measures:
• Using wide counters or tables
at customer service
stations/desks
• If necessary, installing a
barrier to cover the booth and
only have a small opening to
exchange the cash
• Raising the counter to keep
cash register out of sight and
to limit access
Measures and procedures could
include:
• providing equipment to
summon assistance, such as
individual or fixed alarms
(sounding or silent) or cell
phones (pre-programmed to
call an emergency number)
• providing GPS tracking
devices or other locating
devices
• providing internal and external
numbers for workers to call
• at all hours of operations
• posted or otherwise readily
available
• establishing an internal
code word or words to
indicate that help is needed
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