Screening Firm To Tackle Workplace Violence

Jul 10, 2007 3:36 PM

After 15 years in the business of pre-employment screening, HR ProFile, Anderson Township, Ohio, is adding security services to its list of offerings to help its clients with workplace security issues both before and after they arise.

HR ProFile has brought in Ed Casey, the former director of global security for Procter & Gamble. Casey has spent his entire career in the security business and said his knowledge of corporate security will give HR ProFile's customers a seasoned adviser on problems ranging from theft prevention to workplace violence.

Security consulting is a new direction for HR ProFile, which has provided background checks and drug testing to companies throughout the U.S. since 1991, and it completes about 1,000 background checks a day.

HR ProFile founder Mark Owens says he was frequently getting requests from his customers for advice about security issues, but was unable to offer help. Now, with Casey's expertise, he says he can offer security consulting to his clients, thus giving them a more complete set of services.

Since the shootings at Virginia Tech, managers in many businesses have thought more about how secure to their locations from potential attacks by disgruntled employees or outsiders, Casey says.

"My belief is that any company of any significant size should have a policy that states their beliefs about workplace violence," he told the Cincinnati Enquirer. "Workplace conflicts are bound to arise, so setting clear expectations about workplace behaviors is important."

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