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Experts: Prepare Companies For Workplace Violence
Experts: Prepare Companies For Workplace Violence
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Thursday, March 11th 2010   
By Jack Fink, CBS11tv.com Ask many office workers and they'll tell you, they don't believe their company would become a target for workplace violence. But, experts say firms should start thinking more seriously about protecting their employees. When the shooter open fired in the North Dallas office tower Monday morning, Kathy Wilson was 13 floors above. "It's just scary to think there's that many angry people around; that when things don't go their way they just [+]
Workplace Violence: “Snapped: Were there warning signs?”
Workplace Violence: “Snapped: Were there warning signs?”
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Thursday, March 11th 2010   
By Cheryl Paradis, Psy.D., Psychology Today It was a shock to hear about the shootings at the University of Alabama and the arrest of assistant biology professor Amy Bishop. As a forensic psychologist, I am always aware that I could be hurt by a defendant I am interviewing, but, like most people, I never imagine that I could be hurt by a co-worker. Dr. Bishop is accused of killing three colleagues and injuring three others during [+]
Symposium kicks off program urging people to Choose Civility
Symposium kicks off program urging people to Choose Civility
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, March 10th 2010   
By Don Aines, The Herald-Mail From shoves to shootings, more than 1.8 million acts of workplace violence are reported yearly in the United States, according to P.M. Forni, incidents that usually “have their origins in an act of disrespect ... that escalates into physical violence.” Rudeness weakens social bonds, erodes self-esteem, increases stress, hurts relationships, weakens communities and escalates violence, Forni told community and business leaders attending a symposium on civility Tuesday at Hager Hall Conference [+]
Down economy means rise in workplace violence threat
Down economy means rise in workplace violence threat
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Tuesday, March 9th 2010   
By Kerri Panchuk, Dallas Business Journal If the case of a disgruntled financial services client who opened fire against his financial advisers in North Dallas can teach us anything, it’s that workplaces should not ignore threats or unusual behavior exhibited by employees and clients. That’s the point FBI educator and workplace violence expert Larry Barton hopes to get across to managers at firms across the United States, especially those in financial services. “I would say that the industry [+]
Retaliatory workplace violence is on the rise
Retaliatory workplace violence is on the rise
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, March 5th 2010   
By Sandy Capps, The Tennessean The recent incident of retaliatory academic workplace violence highlights a tragic fact. Workplace violence is on the rise, and it knows no boundaries. On Feb. 16, University of Alabama-Huntsville professor Amy Bishop was charged with capital murder in connection with a deadly shooting that killed three people. As with the recent case of the Yale University researcher Annie Le, the horrific incidents leave us wondering, what went wrong? In cases like [+]
Watch for warning signs that an employee may become violent
Watch for warning signs that an employee may become violent
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Thursday, March 4th 2010   
By Doug Walker, Rome News-Tribune There’s no such thing as a typical criminal, but most criminals do display many common characteristics. John Weeks, president and chief executive officer of IntelliQuest Consulting, briefed more than 30 Rome small business leaders on issues related to safety around the workplace at the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. Weeks, who had a long history in law enforcement in Bartow County before going into the consulting business, said workplace [+]
Protecting late-night retail workers from workplace violence
Protecting late-night retail workers from workplace violence
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Tuesday, March 2nd 2010   
from CCH.com Issue: Last week, one of your convenience store clerks, working on the midnight shift, was seriously injured during a robbery. What can you do to prevent future incidents and keep your late-night workers safe? Answer: Employers can start by using the following checklist, provided by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), to identify present or potential workplace violence problems commonly found in retail establishments. By recognizing the hazards that lead [+]
Reducing The Risk Of Workplace Violence
Reducing The Risk Of Workplace Violence
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Monday, March 1st 2010   
from 24dash.com Workplace violence is a growing problem in countries all over the World. According to a number of statistics from occupational research studies, homicide is the fourth largest cause of death in the workplace, and the number one cause of death in the workplace for women in the USA. However, the number of non-fatal assaults also continue to increase, particularly in the social housing and social and heath care sector. So what can [+]
Connecting the Dots: Information Sharing to Prevent Violence
Connecting the Dots: Information Sharing to Prevent Violence
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, February 26th 2010   
By David Swink, Psychology Today They're not as popular as they were when I was a kid; those connect the dot paintings that untalented artists like myself, could buy and pretend we could draw. You would start at dot number one, drag your pencil to dot number 2, 3, and so on, and finally a picture emerged. This connect the dot metaphor has been used recently to describe the U.S.'s failure to prevent a potential airline [+]
Reality and its Discontents: Anger, Rage and Workplace Violence
Reality and its Discontents: Anger, Rage and Workplace Violence
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, February 26th 2010   
By Dr. Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D., Psychology Today Violence and mass murder in the workplace is a growing problem here in America. The workplace has been especially hard hit by our rage epidemic, serving almost routinely as the gory staging ground for some disgruntled ex-employee, worker or customer's violent revenge. According to one sobering study of the single year 1992-93, more than two million workers were victims of physical violence in the workplace; over six million [+]

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