Tag: Violence Prevention Program

Guns at Work: Keeping Employees Safe in Troubling Times

Every year, nearly two million American workers report being workplace violence victims, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In fact, homicide is the fifth-leading cause of workplace fatalities in the United States, accounting for eight percent of all fatal on-the-job injuries. Nearly half of all states, however, now have laws in some […]

Are Your Employees Trained to Cope with the Aftermath of Workplace Violence?

The material in today’s Advisor is adapted from BLR’s 10-Minute HR Trainer session, “Coping with the Aftermath of Workplace Violence.” Take Care of People First The first step in the aftermath of workplace violence is to take care of employees. Contact families of injured employees, stay in touch, and help them with insurance and workers’ […]