Delay allows time to ensure safety and prepare for a coordinated response.
Delay Intervention: Safe Pause and Reassess
Delay allows time to ensure safety and prepare for a coordinated response.
What you learn:
- Apply the 5 Ds of bystander intervention
- Assess risk and choose appropriate actions
- Escalate to the right channels while maintaining safety
- Support witnesses and recipients of harassment
Description:
Bystander intervention strengthens a respectful culture. This module teaches the 5 Ds framework and safe escalation practices to support colleagues who experience or witness harassment. You will practice reporting, redirecting, and de-escalation techniques in realistic settings.
By the end, you will feel prepared to act with courage and care in diverse environments, including remote and shift-based teams.
Delay Intervention
Delay involves taking a safe pause to prevent immediate harm while planning the next steps. This is useful when direct action could escalate risk or when more information is needed.
Use delays to check on the target, gather facts, and coordinate with trusted colleagues or supervisors before acting.
- Pause to ensure safety and collect information without ignoring the situation.
- Check on the person affected and offer support.
- Decide on the next action with input from appropriate channels.
- Document the plan and share to ensure accountability according to policy.