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Workplace Violence

Violence in the workplace is a serious safety and health issue. In fact, it is the third-leading cause of fatal occupational injury in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), there were 639 workplace homicides in 2001 in the United States.

A recent new survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that in the 12 months prior to the survey, nearly 5 percent of the 7.1 million private industry businesses surveyed reported an incident of workplace violence. Of those, 33% of the respondents said the incident was either detrimental to morale or heightened employee fears. However, 80% of companies that experienced an incidence of workplace violence did nothing to change their prevention policies or procedures. In fact, approximately 9% of the companies had no program at all.

For more information on violence in the workplace check out the following links:

www.crimcheck.com

U.S. Department of Labor

OSHA