Preventing Violence in the Workplace

There are many stories of disgruntled workers returning to their former workplaces and killing people. Or at least threatening to do so.

In March 2007, Michael Hiner was fired from his job at Grand Caverns. Hiner returned later in the day to confront his ex-boss with a gun. In order to help explain how to handle these kinds of situations, several organizations including the Mental Health Association of Augusta held a seminar called Mental Health in the Workplace on Tuesday.

Amy Ghaemmaghami with Augusta Medical Center says there are ways a situation like that one could have been avoided.

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