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 …
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Jan
19
2010
Violence in your workplace: Would you know what to do?
By Steve Giegerich, St. Louis Post-Dispatch An interview last week with Canadian security expert Ross Arrowsmith about the ABB Inc. shootings that left four dead on Jan. 7, including the gunman, left me with a couple of recurring thoughts. First, there is the Website that drew me to Arrowsmith, the co-founder of workplaceviolencenews.com, in the …
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Jan
14
2010
ABB defers to employees in shooting aftermath
By Steve Giegerich, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Four days after one of their employees opened fire on eight co-workers, killing three before turning a weapon on himself, the ABB Inc. leadership team convened to discuss the next step in the aftermath of the nation’s latest case of workplace violence. “The decision was unanimous and immediate,” said …
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Jan
14
2010
HR, Legal Experts to Discuss Workplace Violence at January 20 Roundtable
Press Release from PRWeb.com EmployeeScreenIQ will host an interactive roundtable of HR and legal experts on Wednesday, January 20 to discuss the growing problem of workplace violence and help companies protect their employees. Deadly employee shootings have erupted in St. Louis, San Diego and Fort Hood, Texas, yet many organizations continue to be unprepared. Most …
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Jan
08
2010
Economy may play role in workplace violence
By Mark Guarino, csmonitor.com The shooting at ABB Group in St. Louis Thursday that ended with four people dead, including the shooter, raises the prospect that the recession could be a strong contributor to workplace violence. The Associated Press reports that the shooter, Timothy Hendron, was among several plant employees suing the company and its …
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