Violence In The Workplace - Causes & How to Prevent
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Abating Workplace Violence
OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is a serious safety and health problem. Homicide is the fourth-leading cause of fatal work injury in the United States. Fatal work injuries to men increased by 28 to a revised total of 5,328 workplace fatalities. Fatalities to women in the workplace were revised up to 406, but this total still represents a series low for women workers.
CDC Workplace Violence
1.7 million people were victims of violent crime while working or on duty in the US, according to a report published by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), each year from 1993 through 1999. A number of factors may increase a worker's risk for workplace assault. About 1.3 million (75%) of these incidents were simple assaults, while an additional 19% were aggravated assaults.
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries - Public Health Importance of Violence In the Workplace-Violence-related claims rates are higher for state and local government workers than for those in the private sector. Social services and health services account for the largest number of workplace violence claims. Decreases in rates of workplace violence through the early 2000s in healthcare workplaces may be related to the change in the regulatory environment.
Safety Training Resource
Educating employees to treat each other with respect, and refusing to tolerate aggressive behavior, can prevent Workplace Violence. Knowing how to avoid or defuse potentially dangerous situations, the risk for physical confrontations on the job can be minimized.
Preventing Occupational Violence Video
Learn to keep an eye out for the warning signs of violence. Report threats, intimidation and verbal or sexual harassment, as well as aggressive and violent behavior. Realize how fostering a positive workplace environment can reduce aggressive and violent behavior.
Prevention Kit for Workplace Violence
Workplace homicides grab the headlines, however, other forms of workplace violence happen much more frequently. Be able to apply proven techniques to handle verbal abuse, insults, intimidation and "escalation". Usually there are a number of warning signs before something goes wrong. If we learn what to look for, we may be able to prevent a disagreement from escalating into a violent situation.
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Prevent Violence & Injury in the Workplace
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Violence Prevention Books
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Sep 15, 2010 @ 9:45 am | delete
- Thanks for posting this. I wanted to add that frequently workplace violence prevention training misses several important areas of concern that contribute to the larger problem. They include workplace harassment, conflict resolution, valuing diversity, respectful workplace, and anger management training. Such training could help maximize the benefits of training in general. http://archives.subscribermail.com/msg/c792c64fd6c34ec9b2a1f1a8d1df0917.htm
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