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  Archive for December, 2009

By Jamon Smith, Tuscaloosa News The muddled chatter coming from the small radio strapped to a Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s hip ceased for a moment as a message — clear and precise — replaced it. ‘Shots fired! Shots fired!’ a voice on the radio repeated. The deputy, wearing a bullet-proof vest under his shirt [...]

UK: Audit Office counting the cost of bullying complaints

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By Martin Shipton, WhalesOnline.co.uk Five managers at the office of the Auditor General for Wales have been subject to disciplinary or investigative action following bullying allegations made by staff, Plaid Cymru today said. Leanne Wood, who has previously called for an investigation into the running of the Wales Audit Office (WAO) in Cardiff, was told [...]

Expert analyzes workplace violence

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By Cheryl Mercedes, WAFB.com An expert explains why he thinks the number of incidents of workplace violence keep climbing. Research shows over 1.5 million workers are assaulted on the job now, which is nearly double the number of victims of attacks on the job from the year 2000. Malcolm Douglas is a graduate of Cambridge [...]

How and why of office politics

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By Rupnarayan Das, merinews.com One cannot deny the fact that office politics exist, and one cannot run away from it. From the first day of a person’s career to the last day in the office before he or she retires, office politics affects all irrespective of caste, creed, and religion. One’s performance at work, relationship [...]

Colorado colleges let students store guns on campus

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By Monte Whaley, Sky-Hi Daily News Nearly every college and university in the state bars students from having weapons on campus. But at Colorado’s three largest institutions of higher learning, there are large caches of student-owned weaponry that would be the envy of many police departments. “We have quite a variety on hand,” said Wendy [...]

Emergency response in office buildings

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By Joseph L. Giacalone, The Klaxon Emergency managers plan and prepare for hazards every day based on risk analysis and historical factors. These plans cover all hazards except fires and are designed to do three (3) things: (1) to anticipate the unknown, (2) provide a plan of action and (3) be able to return the [...]

Michigan universities could allow guns in classrooms, dormitories under new Senate bill

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By Juliana Keeping, AnnArbor.com Michigan universities shouldn’t be able to pick and choose which constitutional amendments apply to them – and that includes the right to bear arms, a state senator from Monroe County says. “Universities shouldn’t be allowed to choose what parts of the constitution they think are good enough for them or not,” [...]

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