from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Although violent acts perpetrated against employees at work are a major cause of workplace mortality, research reveals a relative absence of collective bargaining provisions dealing with workplace violence.
Violent acts perpetrated against employees at work are a major cause of workplace mortality. In 1997, 856 homicides and [...]

from Agrium
Harassment and Workplace Violence Policy
Agrium strives to provide a healthy and open work environment free from harassment and workplace violence. It is the intent of this policy to prohibit any conduct, whether intentional or unintentional, that results in the harassment or constitutes a threat to the health or safety of any individual or individuals.
Application
This [...]

By KELLEY HOLLAND, The New York Times
When an associate at the law firm Greenberg Traurig first told Cesar Alvarez, the chief executive, that domestic violence was a workplace issue that the firm needed to address, he was skeptical.
“I just didn’t see it,” he recalled. “You weigh how important things are by the number of problems [...]

by Malcolm Boyle, Stella Koritsas, Jan Coles & Janet Stanley
Emerg. Med. J. 2007;24;760-763
Background: International studies have shown that some 60% of paramedics have experienced physical violence in the workplace, and between 21–78% have experienced verbal abuse. To date, there is no Australian literature describing Australian paramedics’ experience of workplace violence.
Objective: To identify the percentage of [...]

from Canadian Occupational Health & Safety News
By April of next year, some Nova Scotia taxi drivers deemed to be overwhelmingly susceptible to workplace violence may have shields or cameras installed in their vehicles as a safety precaution.
Last month, Nova Scotia Environment and Labour released draft codes of practice for the taxi industry, which had been [...]

from North Carolina Office of State Personnel
Purpose
It is the intent of the State Personnel Commission to provide a workplace for State employees that is free from violence by establishing preventative measures, holding perpetrators of violence accountable and by providing assistance and support to victims. Committing violent acts, whether on-duty or off-duty, has the potential [...]

By TERESA McALEAVY, NorthJersey.com
Imagine being assigned a project at a new job only to find out it’s bogus, or being falsely warned that the boss is looking for a new fall guy and you’re it.
It would be lovely if all the schoolyard bullies stayed put as the rest of us move on in life. But [...]

from University of Washington, Center for Instructional Development and Research
Recent shootings on the UW Seattle and Virginia Tech campuses have raised questions for UW faculty and TAs. This web guide identifies considerations for discussing these events in class, and it also identifies resources and strategies for dealing with difficult and threatening situations that you [...]

from the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office
Why the healthcare industry faces increased workplace violence & what can be done to prevent it.
In many ways, workplace violence in health care can be compared to domestic violence a generation ago. Back then, police, prosecutors, judges and society too often gave domestic violence victims the wrong answers: “This [...]

from University of California Santa Cruz
The intent of this handbook is to establish a Zero Tolerance Standard with respect to acts of intimidation, threats of violence, or acts of violence relating to the workplace (violence which stems from an employment relationship) at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It is intended as a guide [...]