September 22, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A new OSHA directive outlines the types of businesses and the reasons why inspectors will review a company’s workplace violence prevention efforts.
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Tags: General Duty Clause, healthcare, high-crime areas, OSHA directive, retail, working alone, workplace violence
August 23, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Angry workers don’t need a firearm to attack others, as this case of alleged workplace violence shows.
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Tags: attack, fire extinguisher, workplace violence
February 14, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A bill introduced in the California Assembly seeks to prevent violent acts against healthcare workers.
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Tags: California, healthcare facilities, workplace violence
January 7, 2011 by Fred Hosier
They may call them “smart phones,” but sometimes the users end up being dummies.
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Tags: butt dial, SWAT team, workplace violence
July 20, 2010 by Fred Hosier
January 11, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Reports say the shooter who killed three others and himself at ABB Group in St. Louis was a retiree who was part of a lawsuit against the company, and he apparently had a gripe against his former employer.
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Tags: ABB Group, bad economy, shooting, workplace violence
December 30, 2009 by Fred Hosier
A judge has sentenced a man to 65 years in prison for the attempted murder of three of his former co-workers at a Brooklyn, NY, seafood warehouse.
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Tags: attacked with hammer, Jingzhi Li, workplace violence
March 13, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Employees who complain about workplace safety and then are fired can successfully sue to get their jobs back, along with back pay and benefits. But is an unlanded punch from a co-worker enough to make a workplace unsafe?
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Tags: assault, violent co-workers, workplace violence, wrongful discharge
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