By Melissa Fleischer, Esq., HR Learning Center In the wake of the November 5, 2009 Fort Hood tragedy that left 13 dead and 42 wounded, employers can learn an important lesson about not ignoring the warning signs of workplace violence. Apparently military psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan had shown warning signs for years even since his …
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Jan
29
2010
Computers linked to some school shootings
By Charlene Laino, KOLD News 13 Abrupt restrictions on excessive computer use may have contributed to the 1999 Columbine High School shooting rampage, according to a researcher who combed through more than 30,000 pages of records relating to the tragedy. Before the attack, shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold spent “more and more time with …
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Jan
29
2010
Fewer Late-Night Retail Worker Deaths Still ‘Not Good Enough,’ OSHA Says
from ohsonline.com Recommendations for Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in Late-Night Retail Establishments addresses issues that OSHA says pointblank are causing late-night retail workers to be killed on the job. The agency has updated the document, and it is available for free download at www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3153.pdf. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data, 167 retail trade workers …
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Jan
28
2010
Protect your Workplace from the Violence and Murder of Annie Le at Yale University
By Melissa Fleischer, Esq., HR Learning Center Don’t let an incident like the murder of Annie Le at Yale University happen in your workplace. Incidents of workplace violence happen regularly throughout the United States and threaten employers with liability on a daily basis. Yet statistics reveal that most employers fail to provide training on workplace …
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