Preventing Workplace Violence

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Preventing Workplace Violence

Violence is all around us; we see it portrayed in one form or another everyday. It has become commonplace to see it on TV and in our own environment. To the average person this has become an acceptable part of life, along with taking personal precautions to prevent it from happening to them. However, there are a small few that need attention and see violence as a way to get their message across. Unfortunately, the media is right there to dramatize it for all to see. As future public administrators we must be aware of potential workplace violence from not only potential customers but from our employees and co-workers as well. We must equip ourselves with the tools necessary to prevent the potential for workplace violence to protect our employees, customers and ourselves. The ability to identify which workplaces have a higher risk factor then others will be to our benefit and add to our effectiveness as an administrator.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) defines workplace violence as any physical assault, threatening behavior or verbal abuse occurring in the work setting. It includes but is not limited to beatings, stabbings, suicides, shootings, rapes, near suicides, and psychological traumas, such as threats, obscene phone calls, an intimidating presence, and a harassment of any nature. As a public administrator, you are on the front-line dealing with the public everyday. As in any other customer service field people come into those offices or stores because they need help or a particular service. When various “stress factors are combined, a person may commit, or threaten to commit, violence. Unless these emotional, angry, or frustrated individuals ...

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http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homicide.html

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http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/violintr.html

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Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers,” 1998.

http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/guideline.html

8. NIOSH. Nonfatal Assaults in the Workplace, 1996.

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/violnonf.html

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