Michael Cotton (edison) Workplace violence

Workplace violence is a significant problem in America today, and incidents of workplace violence are more common than what is to be believed.  Workplace violence includes murder, rape, robbery, and assault committed against persons who are at work or on duty.  Every year, 1.7 million nonfatal workplace violence are committed.  Assaults, both simple and aggravated, account for the most, affecting 12 out of every 1,000 people in the workforce each year.  Another 900 work related homicides occur annually.  Workplace violence accounts for approximately 18% of all violent crime that occurs in the United States.  This is something we should not over look and need to do something about.  Mostly everyone works so nearly everyone is affected by this.  Some information from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends a number of prevention strategies.  Environmental design factors that physically separate workers from customers: bullet-resistant barriers or enclosures, high counters to prevent coustomer access to workers and goods and limited avenues of access.  Also recommended are enhanced administrative controls such as staffing plans and work practices that include the prescreening of patients or customers and the training and education of employees in conflict resolution strategies.  If we can follow some of these strategies and others maybe we can lower violence at work.

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