The Truth About Workplace Violence

THE TRUTH ABOUT WORKPLACE VIOLENCE ACCORDING TO NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH, WORKPLACE VIOLENCE IS DEFINED AS A "PHYSICAL ASSAULT, THREATENING BEHAVIOR OR VERBAL ABUSE OCCURRING IN THE WORK SETTING. WORKPLACE VIOLENCE CAN VARY FROM THREATS, INTIMIDATION, AND HARASSMENT TO VIOLENCE, PHYSICAL ASSAULT, AND HOMICIDE." WORKPLACE SHOOTINGS ACROSS A EACH YEAR APPROXIMATELY MILLION INDUSTRIES PEOPLE ARE VICTIMS OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE IN THE US. AN AVERAGE OF WORKPLACE HOMICIDES OCCURRED EACH YEAR. HERE ARE FINDINGS BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SPECIFIC TO WORKPLACE SHOOTINGS. MANUFACTURING, AGRICULTURE, WHOLESALE TRADE, CONSTRUCTION, 13% RETAIL TRADE, 24% OTHER SERVICES, OR NOT REPORTED, 10% PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL LEISURE & ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS SERVICES, T HOSPITALITY, 17% TRANSPORTATION, GOVERNMENT, 14% CO-WORKER VIOLENCE INVOLVE CURRENT EMPLOYEES. THIS MEANS THAT WHILE THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE INVOLVING FIRED EMPLOYEES, SUCH INCIDENTS ARE ALMOST TWICE AS 43% Co-WORKER VIOLENCE LIKELY TO BE COMMITTED BY A CURRENT EMPLOYEE THAN BY AN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS TERMINATED. ROBBERY MOST WORKPLACE HOMICIDES TAKE PLACE DURING ROBBERIES IN THE UNITED STATES 30% OF STORES, GAS STATIONS AND BANKS. ROBBERIES OCCUR AT CONVINIENT PREVENTWORKPLACE VIOLENCE TRAIN ALL MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES ABOUT A "ZERO TOLERANCE FOR WORKPLACE THREATS AND VIOLENCE. YOU MAY WANT TO USE AN EXPERT ON WORKPLACE VIOLENCE TRAINING TO HELP YOU REDUCE YOUR LIABĪLITY. COACH CRISI PLAN SECUTITY PROCEDURE ZERO TOLERANCE STAY ALERT AWARENESS iS YOUR BEST CRIME PREVENTION TOOL. AN AWARENESS OF THE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE SPECTRUM, ALONG WITH KNOWLEDGE OF PREVENTION AND ALWAYS TAKE SECURITY INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, CAN HELP INCREASE SAFETY IN MEASURES AND BE PREPARED. THE WORK SETTĪNG. guardNOW www.guardnow.com | 877-guardNOw Fastest Way To order Security Guards Nationwide