Monthly Archive: December 2008

Dec 30 2008

UK: Businesses ‘must do more in new year for safety’

from Safety Media Firms should make a new year’s resolution to boost health and safety in their workplaces, a leading professional asserts. Nattasha Freeman, the president of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), has called on businesses to ensure all elements of their company’s culture improve the wellbeing of its members. Whether through …

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Dec 30 2008

NSLC topping up security measures

By David Jackson, The Chronicle Herald The Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. is beefing up security to comply with rules meant to prevent workplace violence. “We want to make sure that we’re not only in compliance, but we exceed the requirements in the area,” corporation spokeswoman Jennifer Gray said Monday. The Crown agency is now seeking …

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Dec 29 2008

UK: Spousal abuse on the rise in the workplace, website claims

from JobsNewswire.com There are a growing number of incidents of spousal abuse occurring in the workplace, it has been reported. According to Management Issues, there are increasing reports of husbands coming to their wife’s office in order to continue arguments or disagreements. Furthermore, some women who are suffering from abuse are also experiencing workplace visits …

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Dec 24 2008

Manual provides guidance but ‘there’s no one size fits all’

By Leischen Stelter, Security Director News When first approached in 1993 by the chief of police of Iowa State University to help develop a threat assessment and management team, Gene Deisinger, who was then employed as a clinical psychologist at the university, had very few higher education models on which to base such an initiative. …

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