Workplace violence is a threat to everyone, and can occur out of nowhere. Learn how to create policies, procedures and practices to deal with violence in the workplace. Learn about high risk professions, statistics.
By Managers Legal Bulletin - Alexander Hamilton Institute
- Managers tend to get complacent about workplace violence when it's not making headline news. It's easy to believe...
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By Susanah Paton
- As stress in the workplace intensifies, companies are turning to such experts to try to weed out potentially violent job applicants and identify troubled employees. While consultants and experts differ on how best to screen applicants, they do agree that workplace violence can be prevented.
(Added: 17-Apr-2001 Hits: 70
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By Kaufer & Mattman
- In September of 1993, a Chicago-based National Safe Workplace Institute released a study pegging the cost of workplace violence at $4.2 billion annually. They estimated that in 1992, 111,000 violent incidents were committed in work environments, resulting in 750 deaths.
(Added: 4-Sep-2003 Hits: 52
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By Debra Littlejohn Shinder
- Have you ever been wounded by words? I have, and most of you who are reading this probably have, too. As children, you might have recited the familiar rythme: "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." Even then, you probably sensed that it wasn't true.
(Added: 7-May-2001 Hits: 35
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By NIOSH
- This document reviews what is known about fatal and nonfatal violence in the workplace to determine the focus needed for prevention and research. The document also summarizes issues to be addressed when dealing with workplace violence in various settings such as offices, factories, warehouses, hospitals, convenience stores, and taxicabs.
(Added: 23-Nov-2000 Hits: 64
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