If a perpetrator shows up, don't take matters into your own hands. Call your local law enforcement agency. Several professional and volunteer groups aid domestic violence victims. Display contact information in highly trafficked areas such as break rooms, lunchrooms and rest rooms. Vending machine stations, time-clock areas and water fountains are other prominent locations.
Workplace violence can endanger everyone's safety, ruin productivity and shatter employee morale.
You should also have a disaster supply kit ready for emergencies and lock your doors and windows before leaving. Shut off water, gas and electricity before evacuating only if you are instructed to do so, have time or suspect the lines are damaged. Follow officials' instructions about travel routes when you depart. Your employees will cope better with emergency evacuations if you prepare them in advance. While suggestions are written for a family or neighborhood to follow, many of the tips apply to business owners.