Avoid Workplace Violence
How This Affects You: Workplace violence can happen to anyone, even you.
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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.
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:
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.
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Workplace Violence Checklist
Violence, including murder and assault, happens in just about any [...]
Six Facts on Domestic Violence GallerySix Facts on Domestic Violence
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Six Facts on Domestic Violence
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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.
Convenience Store Cashier Victim of Botched Robbery
A 49-year-old Texaco Food Mart cashier was shot to death during a robbery.
Postal Shooter Had History of Bizarre Behavior
Although workplace shooting rampages are rarely carried out by women, a terrifying exception occurred a few weeks ago in California.
Girl, 16, Shot to Death by Robber
Sixteen-year-old Shona* didn't even have time to react to the robber's demand for money before the bullet from his gun shattered her skull.
Robbers Shoot Restaurant Owner
A restaurant owner in Buffalo, NY was killed in a shooting recently.
Forklift Mishap Kills Nearby Worker
A storage rack was moved close to the welder?s workshop and placed on its side for repair.
Fatal Injury While Swabbing or Cutting Paraffin
A crew was installing flagging material in the sand line with the rig engine running. Someone bumped the sand drum clutch lever. The drum was engaged and one employee fell into the compartment and was fatally injured.
Company Owner Killed by Exploding Tire
The owner-operator of a heavy equipment maintenance business died because he undid the wrong bolts while trying to remove a tire.
Firing Brings Murder, Witnessed by Children
A horrifying example of what can go wrong after an emotionally unstable employee is fired has resulted in a young man being jailed for life.
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School Maintenance Supervisor Gunned Down
Workplace violence reared its ugly head in Caroline, VA, recently when a school maintenance supervisor was gunned down in his office.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Drum Starts Unexpectedly
A crew was installing flagging material in the sand line with the rig engine running.
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.
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
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.
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
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