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Workplace Violence Prevention Training
This online training reviews UB’s Workplace Violence Policy and helps you to identify potentially violent situations so that you can help to keep our campus safe and secure.
Running Time: 30 minutes
The University at Buffalo does not tolerate violence of any form on campus. While most workplaces are free from violence, it is important that all of us are aware of what we can do to help prevent an incident on campus. This program will outline steps you can take to ensure safety for yourself and others at UB.
Learning Outcomes
- Recognize situations that have the potential to become violent
- Be more aware of behaviors that could lead to violent situations
- Know who you can contact in the event that such a situation should arise
Intended Audience
UB faculty and staff
Prerequisites
None
Fee
Free
Access the Course
Instructions to access the online course depend on your affiliation with UB.
You will complete the course in UB EDGE. (Google Chrome is the recommended browser.)
- For a better viewing experience, you may wish to hide the left-hand course menu by clicking Hide on the left-hand menu under Captions. You can also hide the slide preview at the bottom by clicking the down arrow on the middle right side of the screen.
- PLEASE NOTE: To get credit for completing the course, there is an extra step at the end. You must click the blue ‘CLOSE PLAYER’ button above the words “Sign in/out” in the right upper corner to close the course window. You will then see a pop-up box asking if you understood the content, click Yes. This officially completes the course.
Upon completion of the course, UB EDGE will automatically mark the course complete on your Learning Plan, which your supervisor can view, eliminating the need for you to produce a certificate as proof of completion.
You will complete the course in UB Learns powered by Brightspace. Please open your web browser and go to UB LEARNS.
- Click Log in to UB Learns to begin and enter your UBITName and Password (if you are not already logged in). If prompted, complete the login verification, otherwise proceed.
- At the top of the page in the blue banner, click Tools and then Discover.
- NOTE: If you have previously enrolled in the course in UB Learns/Brightspace, you can skip Steps 2-5 below. Instead, you will find the Workplace Violence and Bullying Prevention Training 2025 course in the “My Courses” section of the UB Learns homepage. From there, you can continue the directions starting from Step 6.
- You will see the Workplace Violence and Bullying Prevention Training 2025 course. Click on the course title.
- You will see a button that reads “Enroll in Course”. Click the button to enroll. You should see a message pop-up that reads, “Successfully Enrolled.”
- Click on Open Course.
- In the ‘Visual Table of Contents Widget’, click on Workplace Violence and Bullying Prevention Training 2025 to go to the training welcome page.
- Click the blue hyperlink at the bottom of the page that reads, “Workplace Violence and Bullying Prevention Training 2025”, and begin the course. When you have completed the course, you can close out of the tab on your web browser.
Upon completion of the course, UB LEARNS will automatically mark the course complete for you, eliminating the need for you to produce a certificate as proof of completion. To verify completion, click on Course Home in the blue menu bar and look for the course listed in the Visual Table of Contents Widget. It will say “100% 1 of 1 Topics Completed”. Certificates are not available in this course.
Before You Start
- Turn on your sound
- Please note: Not all online modules are narrated. You may only hear mouse clicks in some modules.
- Allow pop-ups if prompted or turn off your browser's pop-up blocker
- Be sure you are using an updated web browser
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The University at Buffalo is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with any disabilities. If you require accommodations to participate in this session, please contact Employee Engagement and Success at (716) 645-4459 or training@buffalo.edu prior to attending the workshop. Please allow ample time for our team to work with the Office of Accessibility Resources to arrange accommodations.