Workplace Violence

Harassment Hurts

This kind of behavior is not tolerated in the workplace. If you ever find yourself a target of harassment, you do not have to put up with it. You have the law on your side

Harassment HurtsVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Terrorism: Disarming the Threat
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Terrorism: Disarming the Threat

Emergency Action Plan, English, First Aid and Emergency Response, General Industry, General Safety, Hospitality, Industry, Language, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Workplace Violence

Terrorism: Disarming the Threat

Workers need to prepare for all possible emergencies, even those as unlikely as terrorist attacks. In some workplaces, this threat is considered more possible than in others.

Terrorism: Disarming the ThreatVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Prevent Workplace Fires
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Prevent Workplace Fires

English, Fire Prevention, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Utilities, Workplace Violence

Prevent Workplace Fires

How This Affects You: Many workers like you are killed or injured in workplace fires each year.

Prevent Workplace FiresVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Avoid Workplace Violence

How This Affects You: Workplace violence can happen to anyone, even you.

Avoid Workplace ViolenceVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Resolve Conflict Before it Escalates into Violence

Operations are undergoing near constant change in many facilities to help increase productivity, improve safety and reduce waste. Workers may feel strongly about their opinions, or have a hard time adapting to change. Conflict is to be expected in this fast-paced work environment.

Resolve Conflict Before it Escalates into ViolenceVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Turn the Heat Down on Conflict Before it Boils Over
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Turn the Heat Down on Conflict Before it Boils Over

English, General Industry, General Safety, Health and Wellness, Horseplay, Industry, Language, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Workplace Violence

Turn the Heat Down on Conflict Before it Boils Over

In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and frustrated, especially at work. Your co-workers likely feel the same, so it’s no surprise that the workplace can be a prime place for conflict. Here are some tips for resolving conflict:

Turn the Heat Down on Conflict Before it Boils OverVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Utility Knife Hazards Only a Cut Away
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Utility Knife Hazards Only a Cut Away

English, General Industry, General Safety, Hand and Power Tools, Industry, Language, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Workplace Violence

Utility Knife Hazards Only a Cut Away

There's one hand tool that demands your respect over many others in the workplace, a tool that can cut you to the bone in an instant. Meet Mr. Sharp, the utility knife.

Utility Knife Hazards Only a Cut AwayVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Workplace Violence Checklist

Violence, including murder and assault, happens in just about any [...]

Workplace Violence ChecklistVicky Pickford2018-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

Six Facts on Domestic Violence

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Six Facts on Domestic ViolenceVicky Pickford2018-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

Ex-Boyfriend Kills Woman at Work
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Ex-Boyfriend Kills Woman at Work

English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Topic, Type, Workplace Violence

Ex-Boyfriend Kills Woman at Work

She did everything she could to keep him from finding her, but in the end her best wasn't good enough.

Ex-Boyfriend Kills Woman at WorkVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Untrained Worker Killed By Spinning Wrench
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Untrained Worker Killed By Spinning Wrench

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Untrained Worker Killed By Spinning Wrench

Verbal instructions on how to perform a task aren't worth much if the worker isn't asked to demonstrate the task and then be supervised doing it until competency is assured.

Untrained Worker Killed By Spinning WrenchVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Raise Requests Linked to Double Murders
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Raise Requests Linked to Double Murders

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Raise Requests Linked to Double Murders

A car dealer in the Atlanta area stands charged with two counts of murder after two employees were shot dead.

Raise Requests Linked to Double MurdersVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Children Witness Murder
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Children Witness Murder

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Children Witness Murder

Jackie Marshall, a 57-year-old grandmother who worked at a McDonald's restaurant in Chichester, England, was beaten and stabbed to death by Shane Freer in front of horrified customers, including children attending a birthday party.

Children Witness MurderVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Drum Starts Unexpectedly
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Drum Starts Unexpectedly

English, Fatality Reports, General Safety, Industry, Language, Oil and Gas, Topic, Type, Workplace Violence

Drum Starts Unexpectedly

A crew was installing flagging material in the sand line with the rig engine running.

Drum Starts UnexpectedlyVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Mechanic Fatally Injured by Split Tire Rim
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Mechanic Fatally Injured by Split Tire Rim

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Mechanic Fatally Injured by Split Tire Rim

A 26-year-old mechanic was struck and killed by a side ring from a multi-piece (split) tire rim.

Mechanic Fatally Injured by Split Tire RimVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Gas Explodes After Torch Flames Out
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Gas Explodes After Torch Flames Out

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Gas Explodes After Torch Flames Out

An ironworker was using a blow torch for work inside the bilge area of a construction barge. The flame on the torch failed, but propane continued to leak out of the torch, gathering inside the

Gas Explodes After Torch Flames OutVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Store Employee Shot Tackling Robber
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Store Employee Shot Tackling Robber

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Store Employee Shot Tackling Robber

In what police called a "heroic" effort to save his co-worker, 35-year-old Ambioris Pena-Duran of Camden, NJ, died after being shot in Cesar's Grocery Store.

Store Employee Shot Tackling RobberVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Vehicles Fall From Jacks
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Vehicles Fall From Jacks

English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Topic, Type, Workplace Violence

Vehicles Fall From Jacks

Would you trust your life to a hydraulic jack? You shouldn’t. Workers have been killed by vehicles and other heavy objects falling off jacks and improperly-placed jack stands. In one such fatality, a mechanic was

Vehicles Fall From JacksVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

School Maintenance Supervisor Murdered

David S. Ganoe Jr. , a school maintenance supervisor, was gunned down in his office in Caroline, VA. Police report that Thomas E. Monroe, 66, a former maintenance employee, was charged with murder of the 51-year-old.

School Maintenance Supervisor MurderedVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Millwright Killed When Jam Breaks Free
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Millwright Killed When Jam Breaks Free

English, Fatality Reports, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machinery/Equipment, Topic, Type, Workplace Violence

Millwright Killed When Jam Breaks Free

A makeshift attempt to free a jammed conveyor cost a millwright his life. He got a grip on the conveyor drive shaft with a long pipe wrench, then straddled the pipe wrench handle and bounced

Millwright Killed When Jam Breaks FreeVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Trucker Left to Die in Parking Lot
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Trucker Left to Die in Parking Lot

Driver Safety, English, Fatality Reports, General Safety, Industry, Language, Topic, Transportation, Type, Workplace Violence

Trucker Left to Die in Parking Lot

David Lindsey, 53, of Knoxville, KY, was dicovered lying in a Walgreens parking lot at about 3 a.m.

Trucker Left to Die in Parking LotVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Worker Drowns After Fall
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Worker Drowns After Fall

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Worker Drowns After Fall

A railway maintenance worker was working on a train trestle. He was standing on a plywood platform and was involved in tightening a bolt on the trestle when his wrench became stuck. He heaved on

Worker Drowns After FallVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Guard Found Slain at FedEx Facility

A security guard working at a FedEx Ground distribution center near Washington, DC, was found shot dead.

Guard Found Slain at FedEx FacilityVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Workers Had Nowhere to Go
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Workers Had Nowhere to Go

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Workers Had Nowhere to Go

With 70-foot (21-meter) tall trees being felled on a lot that was only 100 feet (30 meters) square, workers didn't have a lot of room to get out of the way of falling trees. And one didn't.

Workers Had Nowhere to GoVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Convenience Store Cashier Victim of Botched Robbery
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Convenience Store Cashier Victim of Botched Robbery

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Convenience Store Cashier Victim of Botched Robbery

A 49-year-old Texaco Food Mart cashier was shot to death during a robbery.

Convenience Store Cashier Victim of Botched RobberyVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00