Workplace Violence

By Rugala, Eugene A.

Book Id: WPLBN0000159440
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 6.38 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Workplace Violence
Author:	Rugala, Eugene A.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago A. Rugal, B. E. (n.d.). Workplace Violence. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

Excerpt
The terrorist attacks that occurred in New York,Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, were a tragic reminder to the Nation of the threat posed by international terrorism.With the exception of the attack on the Pentagon, the targets chosen by the terrorists were not military in nature, but were workplaces where thousands of people work every day to support their families and their country. Workplace violence was put in a new context that day. Prior to 9/11, this type of violence was viewed as perpetrated by disgruntled employees, customers, or a domestic violence/stalking relationship that surfaces at a workplace. Since that time, America’s workplaces have to be prepared not only to face the more traditional internal workplace threats, but now have to consider the external threat of terrorism.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Message from the Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 II. Preventing Violence: Planning and Strategic Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sidebar 1: Sample Workplace Violence Policy Statement . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sidebar 2: Questions in a Threat Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sidebar 3: Sample Threat Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sidebar 4: What Doesn’t Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 III. Law Enforcements Changing Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Sidebar 5: Case Study of Police-Employer Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 IV. Domestic Violence and Stalking in the Workplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 V. Legal Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 VI. The Biggest Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 VII. A Special Case: Violence Against Health Care Workers . . . . . . . . . 53 VIII. Dealing with the Aftermath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 IX. Summary of Recommendations/Suggestions for Further Research . 60 Appendix A: Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Appendix B: Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70