Note: These training requirements apply only to
employees working any time during the hours of 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. This
training must be conducted prior to the employee working this time
period.
(1) You must provide crime
prevention training as part of your accident prevention program. Make sure you
have instructed your employees on the purpose and function of robbery and
violence prevention to provide them with the knowledge and skills required to
maintain their personal safety.
(2)
You must provide training and training materials that outline your company's:
(a) Security policies;
(b) Safety and security procedures;
(c) Personal safety and crime prevention
techniques.
(3) You must
provide formal instruction about crime prevention through a training seminar or
training video presentation that includes these topics:
(a) How keeping the store clean, neat, and
uncluttered discourages potential robbers;
(b) Why the cash register should be kept in
plain view from outside the store, if your store layout allows;
(c) Reasons for operating your business with
only a minimum number of cash registers at night;
(d) Reasons for keeping cash register funds
to a minimum;
(e) How to take extra
precautions after dark such as ways to keep alert, making sure appropriate
lights are on, inspecting dark corners, and identifying possible hiding places
for robbers;
(f) Violence
prevention procedures in case of a robbery.
(4) You must have employees sign a statement
indicating the date, time, and place they received their crime prevention
training.
(5) You must keep a
record of this information readily available for review when requested by the
department of labor and industries.
Note: Employers may keep electronic records of
employee training and verification.
(6) You must have a videotape or other
materials about crime prevention available to all employees at their
request.
