Policy gears As HR reviews and refines its risk management policies, it should examine how each policy can be effectively mapped to a current or future operating process within the workplace. (Photo: Shutterstock)

In a perfect world, human resources professionals would only need to concern themselves with the positive aspects of their responsibilities: recruiting great team members, improving employee benefits, building a positive work environment, and enforcing employee and company policy.

Nevertheless, employee risk management is now a modern corporate imperative. Tragic violence in our communities reminds all of us of the rising importance of safety and security in the workplace, and not all HR professionals feel comfortable tackling this essential challenge. According to a study by the Society for Human Resource Management, only 38 percent of HR professionals strongly agreed with the statement, “When I witness, or am involved in a workplace violence incident, I know what to do.”

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