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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 a worker's principal job
function includes protecting or securing valuable goods in transport and/or in a fixed location which, if left unprotected
or unsecured, might become a target for theft or loss. Such workers include, but are not limited to, security guards.
Activities may include:
• Working in the presence of cash, goods, or medications that may be readily sold or pawned
• Working in the presence of valuable portable goods, such as precious metals, vehicles, or electronics
• Transporting cash or valuable goods, especially to remote or isolated locations
• Protecting valuable goods in an area open to the public
• Intervening in a situation to prevent theft or loss
• Patrolling alone or at night, especially in remote or isolated locations
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: Securing/Protecting
Valuable Goods (SV)
Physical Yes No N/A Examples of Controls Existing Controls Recommended Controls
Environment
(identify person(s) responsible
and expected completion
dates, if possible)
SV1. Can workers
call for immediate
help when workplace
violence occurs or is
likely to occur?
SV2. Are workers
working in remote
and isolated areas?
Job / Department/ Location: Completed by: Date:
Shading indicates elevated risk
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 emergency number)
• providing GPS tracking
devices or other locating
devices
• establishing an internal code
word or words to indicate that
help is needed
• providing internal and external
numbers for workers to call
• at all hours of operations
• posted or otherwise readily
available
See SV1 and SV8.
Consider a buddy system.
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