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Workplace Violence “This material was produced under the grant SH-20839-SHO from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.”<br>
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Objectives After this workshop, you will be able to:
Define workplace violence
Recognize and evaluate your job for the risk factors associated with workplace violence
Recognize and develop some strategies to prevent workplace violence<br>
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Workplace Violence Defined “Violent acts, including physical assaults and threats of assault, directed toward persons at work or on duty.
The spectrum of workplace violence ranges from offensive language to homicide.” Image: ballookey's photostream<br>
Verbal or written threats - expression of intent to inflict harm.
Harassment - behavior that demeans, embarrasses, humiliates, annoys, alarms or verbally abuses a person and that is known or would be expected to be unwelcome. Included are words, gestures, pranks, arguments, psychological trauma, rumors, intimidation, bullying, or other inappropriate activities.<br>
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Examples of Workplace Violence Verbal abuse - swearing, insults or condescending language.
Physical attacks - hitting, shoving, pushing or kicking. Extremes include rape, arson and murder.
Bullying - uninvited physical contact; “sarcastic jokes” and “teasing” used as insult delivery systems; status slaps intended to humiliate their victims; rude interruptions; two-faced attacks; dirty looks; recruiting others to be bullies; treating someone as if they are invisible.<br>
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Nonfatal Violent Crimes, 2009 Bureau of Justice National Crime Victimization Survey 572,000 occurred while at work
Among teaching occupations, technical or industrial schools had highest reported rates Only 47% of incidents reported to police
Of those who DID NOT report:
38% reported to another “official”
22% thought it was a “personal” matter
24% thought it wasn’t “important” enough to report<br>
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Workplace Homicides, 2004 - 2009 On average, 564 work-related homicides occur each year in the US
70% were committed by robbers and other assailants
21% were committed by work associates<br>
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Workplace Bullying 54 million Americans report being bullied at work
43,800 acts of harassment, bullying and other threatening behavior in workplace each day.<br>
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Workplace Violence Risk Factors Contact with the public
Providing service, care, advice or education (e.g. health care staff, teachers)
Having a mobile workplace such as a taxicab, school bus or police cruiser
Working with unstable or volatile persons in health care, social service, educational or criminal justice settings
Working alone or in small numbers
Working in high-crime areas
Guarding valuable property or possessions
Handling money Risk of violence may be greater at certain times of the day, night or year
Late hours of the night or early hours of the morning
Report card time or parent interviews
Performance appraisals<br>
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According to NIOSH More than 70% of American workplaces DO NOT have a formal program or policy in place to address workplace violence! Employers have a legal and/or moral obligation to provide a safe workplace!<br>
