Workplace Violence
Workplace Violence News, Articles, Blogs, Webinars, White Papers & Events. Human Resources Management featuring HR news on Workplace Violence.
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Ohio Supreme Court all but Eliminates the Intentional Tort Exception to Workers' Comp Claims
How do you guard against these intentional tort cases? Train all of your employees about the importance of safety guards, and the dangers of toxic and hazardous substances. Inspect all equipment at the beginning and end of each shift to ensure that safety guards are in the proper place.
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Points to Cover in a Workplace Violence Policy
… follows below are points to cover when you are crafting a policy to manage and avoid workplace violence . Points to Cover Security. Your workplace violence policy should be coordinated with your plans for security. For example, you can require …
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Five Strategies and Structures for Reducing Workplace Violence
… what are the factors contributing to stress and workplace violence and what can be done to reverse the destructive ..... taken the necessary and legal steps to deal with the workplace violence issue. Based on the above-mentioned Processing …
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Useful Information on Workplace Violence and Strategies for Prevention and Response
… versions of the FBI's report, " Workplace Violence : Issues in Response " (80 ..... presents practical definitions of workplace violence and a classification of the ..... the workplace. Download " Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Guideline …
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Employers and the Prevention of Workplace Violence
It’s no coincidence that reports of workplace violence went up as the country’s economy sank. Indeed, as job seekers have multiplied and jobs have become scarce, the struggle for …
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Deflecting Workplace Violence
… proactive measures against workplace violence . In taking a stand against ..... employers of a single episode of workplace violence can amount to $250,000 in ..... vulnerable. The contributors to workplace violence cited by workers interviewed …
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Workplace Violence Continues Downward Trend, Researcher Says
Workplace homicides dropped 25 percent between 2000 and 2006 and are down 61 percent since 1992.
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Senator Introduces Workplace Violence Plan
The Survivors' Empowerment and Economic Security Act would allow 30 days of leave for victims of domestic violence in the workplace so that they can appear in court, seek legal assistance and secure their homes and families.
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Going Postal and Beyond Dynamics Triggering Workplace Violence
Are there incidence-prone work environments? Is there a violence-prone personality profile? And what steps can managers and all employees take to reduce the numbers of violent incidents?
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Study Allowing Guns May Increase Risk of Workplace Violence
The risk of homicide rose sharply for employees whose organizations allowed firearms.
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Talking Power, Safety and Bullying
… my view, it's best seen as part of a continuum of uncivil behavior that can lead to illegal conduct and even workplace violence . Co-workers can bully one another. Leaders can be bullied by those who report to them, though the typical pattern …
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Health, Safety Lapses in Lab Tied to Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
Investigators found “serious health and safety deficiencies” at the compound pharmaceutical lab tied to the fungal meningitis outbreak, according to a preliminary report released Oct. 22.
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OSHA Steps Up Safety Inspections in South
Beginning August 20, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will increase the number of unannounced inspections it performs at worksites in Region 4, which encompasses eight southern states east of the Mississippi River.
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Trucking Firm Ordered to Reinstate Whistle-Blower, Pay $315,000
The award reflects $280,000 in back wages and interest, $15,000 in compensatory damages and $20,000 in punitive damages, OSHA said. The federal agency does not release the names of employees involved in whistle-blower complaints.
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Four Times More Public Waste Workers Get Hurt, Sick Than Private
An average of 4,017 public collection workers missed at least one day of work annually between 2008 and 2010. That compares with an annual average of 1,070 collection workers in the private sector.
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Major Reform to Ohio's Discrimination Laws Introduced in State Senate
This bill presents a tangible opportunity to fix a broken law. Ohio's current employment discrimination statute is so different from both its federal counterpart and the similar laws of other states that it places Ohio at a competitive disadvantage.
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If You Put Up With Bullies in Your Workplace, Stop (Before Someone Else Makes You)
The reality is that if your company does not take this issue seriously, state legislators will and you won't like the results.
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Mine Safety Agency Cites Tire, Mining Companies in Worker's Death
Purcell Tire & Rubber Co. said it will contest citations from the Mine Safety & Health Administration over the Oct. 28, 2011, death of a mining tire technician at the Newmont USAgold mine in Carlin, Nevada.
