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Workplace Violence Provisions in Private Sector Collective Bargaining Agreements

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, October 31st 2007 under Workplace violence   
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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 [...]

Agrium Harassment and Workplace Violence Policy

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Tuesday, October 30th 2007 under Workplace violence resources   
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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 [...]

Strife at Home Affects the Office, Too

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Monday, October 29th 2007 under Domestic violence at work, Workplace violence   
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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 [...]

A pilot study of workplace violence towards paramedics

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, October 26th 2007 under Workplace violence   
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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 [...]

Taxi industry in Nova Scotia eyeing shields, cameras

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, October 26th 2007 under Workplace violence   
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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 [...]

Workplace Violence Policy from North Carolina Office of State Personnel

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Thursday, October 25th 2007 under Workplace violence resources   
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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 [...]

Don’t let bullies do a job on you

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, October 24th 2007 under Workplace bullying   
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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 [...]

Threatening Classroom Situations: Planning Guide for Faculty and TAs

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Tuesday, October 23rd 2007 under Workplace violence resources   
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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 [...]

Protecting Our Caregivers From Workplace Violence

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Monday, October 22nd 2007 under Workplace violence resources   
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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: [...]

University of California Santa Cruz Workplace Violence Policy and Procedures

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, October 19th 2007 under Workplace violence resources   
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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 [...]

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