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Everyone knows that workplace violence is a possibility regardless of industry – however, a number of recent studies point to the fact that this problem may be more severe than a lot of people likely realize. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, roughly two million American workers are the victim of workplace violence each …
Helping employees recognize and report suspicious or threatening behaviorRead More
According to one study recently conducted by the experts at DoSomething.org, 20% of high school students in particular reported that they were bullied at least once at school during the 2011 school year. Likewise, it was revealed that a full 6% of high schoolers stayed home during the course of a single month because they …
Diving into the Secret Service’s Report on School Threat Assessment TeamsRead More
Workplace violence exploded into the public realm last month with the shooting at the Capital Gazette. It’s important to understand that these are isolated incidents, however. Workplace violence is an increasing concern for companies in the United States and Canada. Unfortunately, these problems are often extremely difficult to foresee. Telling the difference between a normal …
Workplace Violence in 2018: A look at 7 incidents from the first half of the yearRead More
In my career, I’ve managed through several hurdles when leading workplace violence prevention programs. As both an in-house leader and as a consultant, I’ve constantly come across the same set of hurdles. For example, I often hear that “you are going to scare people when rolling out this program” or “threats like these are a …
Overcoming hurdles in workplace violence prevention programsRead More
We don’t do politics on our podcast, but given last week’s tragedy in Florida, we thought it would be worthwhile to talk about school threat management. In particular, the threat management environment in a K-12 school is quite different than what we typically encounter in a business or university environment. In this episode of the …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #30: School Threat ManagementRead More
Note: This article covers workplace violence incidents from 2019. For a more up-to-date free briefing on significant workplace violence incidents for the past few years, see our free report on Notable Workplace Violence Incidents, updated annually. There are few things as frightening in the work environment as an incident involving workplace violence. Incidents ranging from disgruntled …
Recent Notable Workplace Violence Incidents from 2017Read More
You have recognized the necessity of creating a workplace violence program. You have gathered resources, created a workplace violence prevention policy, developed and trained a team and have developed a reporting process. But, it has been some time since you have evaluated how you are doing. Either you are trying to determine the effectiveness of …
Determining the effectiveness of a workplace violence prevention programRead More
When I began working in the workplace violence prevention field I was eager to get started and learn everything there was to learn because who doesn’t want to prevent violence? It seemed obvious to me that this was an important initiative for my organization and I wanted to make a difference. What I didn’t quite …
Top 5 reasons your company needs a comprehensive workplace violence program nowRead More
