Green Dot and Red Dot actions can affect an environment in many ways, and some phrases that can also affect the environment. To know how Green Dot and Red Dot affect an environment we must know what each Dot is and what they represent. Some of the steps used for someone to be the Green Dot and how violence or sexual assault can be prevented. Also there are phrases and words that can be said by anyone at any time, even if someone if joking when they say it, it could still negatively affect the workplace. In this paper Green and Red Dot will be explained as well as some of the effects of the negative words or phrases, mostly with the one’s that can be considered Sexual Assault. There is many …show more content…
Green Dot is any action that or person that either stops or prevents something that is hazardous to an environment such as behavior, choice, words or attitudes. What makes a Green dot is actions or words like, pulling a friend out of a high risk situation, donating a few dollars, or encouraging discussion about violence prevention, are just a few examples of how someone and take action to be a Green Dot [UALR]. Now what is Red Dot? Red Dot is the person or action that causes the negative effect in an environment whether it be a work place, classroom, at home, or anywhere that can affect one or more people. The three ideas used in Green Dot Training to help prevent the Red Dot are, Direct, Delegate and Distract. [UALR] Direct is going directly to the problem when someone looks stressed and asking them if they are okay. Delegate is like calling the police or someone who can neutralize the situation safely. [UALR] Distract is just taking the Red Dot person and maybe asking them a question and take their mind of what with negative effect or action would be. …show more content…
These can affect the overall effectiveness of the workplace and the relationships. Emotional Well-Being can be devastating to the victim, and it could lead to a loss of self-esteem and can cause stress and anxiety in the workplace. Someone’s Physical health is linked with emotional health and can lead to issues such as, loss of appetite, headaches, weight changes, and sleep disturbance. Financial Challenges could go either way with one person losing wages and having unpaid leave, or it could be the loss of job references, or the victim may leave their current position to avoid the hostile environment. Finally the Global Consequences are the millions that are lost each year to low productivity, employee turnover, low morale, and legal costs, also early retirement affects the economy. Not only could Sexual harassment effect one, but it could affect the whole workplace. The fellow co-workers who witness the actions happening can feel some of the same affects that the victim is felling, with the workplace environment, and how it lets these actions slide by if nothing is done about what has gone on. [Cohn, S. P.] [DeFoe,