Safety at Work by Ellis Amdur and William Cooper (E-book)

In the second major sections, the authors focus on us: what we can do to achieve a state of integrity and powerful calm. Rather than abstract pronouncements, they offers specific strategies, including a method of breathing that is for the purpose of maintaining one’s center in crisis situations.

The largest portion of the book discusses specific behaviors ranging from such relatively minor irritants as reluctance to complete tasks and obsessive concerns to more troubling, pervasive syndromes such as psychosis, mania and disorganization. In one very important set of chapters, they discuss interactions with individuals with opportunistic and manipulative traits, people who may present danger to the psychological and physical well being to anyone they encounter.

Strategies concerning the de-escalation of aggressive individuals are specific — one learns how to instantly recognize what mode of aggression the person is in, and then, well-trained and practiced, one can almost instantaneously shift into the correct de-escalation tactic that fits the aggression one is facing.

A review of this book states: “Safety At Work is a clear and concise look at a variety of different behavioral challenges that one may face in the workplace. The book outlines strategies for handling each kind of challenge with a strategy of maintaining safety while doing all that one can to de-escalate a potentially violent situation. “Safety At Work” is an absolute must have for Executives, Managers, HR, and Corporate Security staff.”