from NOISH
This report summarizes discussions that took place during Partnering in Workplace Violence Prevention: Translating Research to Practice—a landmark conference held in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 15–17, 2004. The report does not include a documented review of either the literature on WPV in general or intervention effectiveness research in particular. In addition, the authors have [...]

from Dick Baggett, Scripps Newspaper Group
Why would an organization develop a policy to govern weapons in the workplace?
A 2006 survey shows that 84 percent of the time, the policy is developed in relation to workplace violence. Employers seek to minimize the possibility of workplace violence occurring by completely eliminating weapons, mainly concealed handguns.
For several years, [...]

BLACKSBURG, Va., August 22, 2007 — On May 9, 2007, Virginia Tech President Charles Steger directed three internal reviews in the wake of the April 16 tragedy on the Virginia Tech campus. He directed the chairs “to look at strengths and weaknesses of our existing systems/infrastructure and how they may be improved or augmented to [...]

from The Nova Scotia Business Journal
Province won’t require bosses to double-up late-night workers: The province is recommending overnight gas station employees not work alone, but won’t force businesses to hire extra staff. The Environment and Labour Department is ready to circulate a “code of practice” for gas stations to reduce the risk of workplace violence. [...]

from the University of Iowa
Violence in the workplace. Every few days, there is another story on the news. One day, it may be a convenience store shooting; the next, a sexual assault in a company parking lot; a few days later, it’s a disgruntled employee holding workers hostage, or a student attacking a teacher.
Not surprisingly, [...]

Today is the ASIS Virtual Forum; Stalking in the Workplace: Prevention, Intervention, and Threat Management. The seminar looks at the impact of stalking on workplace. Also discussed are the types of stalkers, intervention strategies, victim services and the use of threat management strategies as a way to reduce the risk of workplace violence.
Registration [...]

from Milton J. Valencia, Boston Globe
BROCKTON — In the last year, a nurse at Brockton Hospital was kicked to the floor and beaten by a patient, officials said. Other nurses have had their hair pulled. One was punched in the face, and another was threatened with a knife.
“To me, that’s a serious problem,” said [...]

from Dave Battagello, Windsor Star
The Unemployed Help Centre has terminated its contract with Sutherland Global Services.
The call centre computer support company has come under fire from employees alleging poor working conditions.
“We have notified Sutherland we have deemed all contracts null and void,” said Pamela Pons, executive director for the non-profit organization.
“We had grave concerns about [...]

from Washington State Dept. of Labor and Industries
Workplace violence is gathering increasing attention from both the media and public health community. From 1995 to 2000, homicide accounted for 8% of all deaths in Washington workplaces. For the same time period, there were 2,268 claims filed annually for work-related violence or an average of 15 claims [...]

from Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento
Any employer whose employee has suffered unlawful violence or threat of violence from any individual that can be construed to be, or to have been, carried out at the workplace, may seek a restraining order through the court. The employer initiates the action with the filing of [...]