1. However, before then American employers did little to protect workers from work place violence largely because they did not realize the magnitude of the problem because OHSA did not require them to take protective measures. NASP found that another reason employers failed to addOne of the biggest dangers of each and every worker is violence in his workplace. Workplace violence is defined as any incident in which a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in a circumstances relating to their work. There are 2,000,000 acts of assault in the workplace yearly, not even counting rapes and sexual assault, or murder. And those are the acts of violence that are reported. Her are some ways to keep violence from happening.

Both the employer and the employee have an interest in reducing violence at work. For employers, violence can lead to poor morale and a poor image for the organization, making it difficult to recruit and keep staff. It can mean extra cost with absenteeism, higher insurance premiums and compensation payments. For employees, violence can cause pain, distress and even disability or death. Physical attacks are obviously dangerous but serious and persistent verbal abuse and threats can also damage an employees' health through anxiety and stress.

Our employers are deeply concerned for out safety and the safety of our loved ones now more than ever due to the recent events of 9/11. However, before then American employers did little to protect workers from work place violence largely because they did not realize the magnitude of the problem because OHSA did not require them to take protective measures. NASP found that another reason employers failed to addr

ot even counting rapes and sexual assault, or murder. And those are the acts of violence that are reported. Her are some ways to keep violence from happening.

Both the employer and the employee have an interest in reducing violence at work. For employers, violence can lead to poor morale and a poor image for the organization, making it difficult to recruit and keep staff. It can mean extra cost with absenteeism, higher insurance premiums and compensation payments. For employees, violence can cause pain, distress and even disability or death. Physical attacks are obviously dangerous but serious and persistent verbal abuse and threats can also damage an employees' health through anxiety and stress.

Our employers are deeply concerned for out safety and the safety of our loved ones now more than ever due to the recent events of 9/11. However, before then American employers did little to protect workers from work place violence largely because they did not realize the magnitude of the problem because OHSA did not require them to take protective measures. NASP found that another reason employers failed to add

r morale and a poor image for the organization, making it difficult to recruit and keep staff. It can mean extra cost with absenteeism, higher insurance premiums and compensation payments. For employees, violence can cause pain, distress and even disability or death. Physical attacks are obviously dangerous but serious and persistent verbal abuse and threats can also damage an employees' health through anxiety and stress.

Our employers are deeply concerned for out safety and the safety of our loved ones now more than ever due to the recent events of 9/11. However, before then American employers did little to protect workers from work place violence largely because they did not realize the magnitude of the problem because OHSA did not require them to take protective measures. NASP found that another reason employers failed to add

ks are obviously dangerous but serious and persistent verbal abuse and threats can also damage an employees' health through anxiety and stress.

Our employers are deeply concerned for out safety and the safety of our loved ones now more than ever due to the recent events of 9/11. However, before then American employers did little to protect workers from work place violence largely because they did not realize the magnitude of the problem because OHSA did not require them to take protective measures. NASP found that another reason employers failed to add

1. However, before then American employers did little to protect workers from work place violence largely because they did not realize the magnitude of the problem because OHSA did not require them to take protective measures. NASP found that another reason employers failed to address the workplace violence problem was that safety professionals felt it was a security issue, while security professionals felt is was a safety issue. In most business and industry Human Resources provides the oversight for security and safety and so should logically serve as a bridge between them.

Effective workplace violence prevention programs are a great way to reduce workplace violence. These programs should include physical security, pre-employment screening, good termination practices, employee assistance programs, out placement and a host of other options. There are courses designed for security personnel and include sections on implementing a "Work Safe" environment as well as threat assessment, incident management and conflict resolution. HR managers should also consider a course that prepares the manager to train employees about workplace hazards and vulnerability.

According to the government's Violence at Work guide for employers handbook there are four stages of effective management of violence. The first stage is finding out if there is a problem. The HR Director should do a risk assessm