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7 results foundAuthor: Gore, Joanne Title: A Literature Review of Effective Management of the Risk of Violence in Licensed and Retail Premises Arising from Crime and Disorder Summary: This report details a comprehensive literature review covering the management and prevention of work-related violence in retail and licensed premises. This review forms the evidence base of the 'Good Practice Toolkit on Preventing Violence in Retail and Licensed Premises' available on the HSE website. (http://www.gov.uk/violence/toolkit/index.htm). Details: Sudbury, UK: Health and Safety Executive, 2009. 179p. 179p. Source: Research Report: RR698 Year: 2009 Country: United Kingdom URL: Shelf Number: 117800 Keywords: Alcohol Related Crime, DisorderViolence in the Workplace |
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Title: A Safer Place to Work: Protecting NHS Hospital and Ambulance Staff from Violence and Aggression Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General HC 527 session 2002-2003: 27, March 2003 Summary: This report looks at the management of the wider issues of health and safety risks to staff in the U.K. National Health Service (NHS). This report examines the extent and impact of violence and aggression within the NHS (which in 2001-2002 accounted for 40 per cent of all health and safety incidents reported to us) and evaluates the effectiveness of the actions taken by the Department and NHS trusts. Details: London: The Stationery Office, 2003. 54p. Source: Internet Resource; Accessed August 13, 2010 at http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/0203/protecting_nhs_staff.aspx Year: 2003 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/0203/protecting_nhs_staff.aspx Shelf Number: 119595 Keywords: Aggression in the WorkplaceHospitalsViolence in the Workplace |
Author: U.S. Department of Defense Title: Protecting the Force: Lessons from Fort Hood. Report of the DoD Independent Review Summary: Following the tragic shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2009, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates established the Department of Defense Independent Review Related to Fort Hood to examine the circumstances behind this tragedy. He directed that the assembled group to conduct the investigation and to report back to him by Jan. 15, 2010, with recommendations to identify and address possible deficiencies in: - the Department of Defense's programs, policies, processes, and procedures related to force protection and identifying DoD employees who could potentially pose credible threats to themselves or others; - the sufficiency of the Department of Defense's emergency response to mass casualty situations at DoD facilities and the response to care for victims and families in the aftermath of mass casualty events; - the sufficiency of programs, policies, processes, and procedures for the support and care of healthcare providers while caring for beneficiaries suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or other mental and emotional wounds and injuries; - the adequacy of Army programs, policies, processes, and procedures as applied to the alleged perpetrator. After conducting the review, the assembled group reached a number of conclusions and made corresponding recommendations. Details: Washington, DC: Department of Defense, 2010. 54p., app. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 13, 2010 at: http://www.defense.gov/pubs/pdfs/DOD-ProtectingTheForce-Web_Security_HR_13jan10.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://www.defense.gov/pubs/pdfs/DOD-ProtectingTheForce-Web_Security_HR_13jan10.pdf Shelf Number: 118087 Keywords: Emergency PreparednessMass MurderViolenceViolence in the WorkplaceViolent Offenders |
Author: Harrell, Erika Title: Workplace Violence, 1993-2009 Summary: In 2009, approximately 572,000 nonfatal violent crimes (rape/sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated and simple assault) occurred against persons age 16 or older while they were at work or on duty, based on findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). This accounted for about 24% of nonfatal violence against employed persons age 16 or older. Nonfatal violence in the workplace was about 15% of all nonfatal violent crime against persons age 16 or older. The rate of violent crime against employed persons has declined since 1993. In 2009, an estimated 4 violent crimes per 1,000 employed persons age 16 or older were committed while the victims were at work or on duty, compared to 6 violent crimes per 1,000 employed persons age 16 or older in 2002. In 1993, the rate of nonfatal violence was 16 violent crimes per 1,000 employed persons while at work, a rate 75% higher than in 2009. According to 2009 preliminary data, 521 persons age 16 or older were victims of homicide in the workplace. In about a third of workplace homicides from 2005-2009, the victim worked in a sales or office occupation. The data on homicides in this report are based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). Details: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2011. 18p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 12, 2011 at: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/wv09.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/wv09.pdf Shelf Number: 122037 Keywords: Crime StatisticsHomicideViolence in the WorkplaceViolent CrimeWorkplace CrimeWorkplace Violence (U.S.) |
Author: di Martino, Vittorio Title: Workplace Violence in the Health Sector: Country Case Studies: Brazil, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Portugal, South Africa, Thailand, and an Additional Australian Study Summary: Violence at work has become an alarming phenomenon worldwide. The real size of the problem is largely unknown and recent information shows that the current knowledge is only the tip of the iceberg. The enormous cost of violence at work for the individual, the workplace and the community at large is becoming more and more apparent. Although incidents of violence are known to occur in all work environments, some employment sectors are particularly exposed to it. Violence includes both physical and non-physical violence. Violence is defined as being destructive towards another person. It finds its expression in physical assault, homicide, verbal abuse, bullying, sexual harassment and threat. Violence at work is often considered to be just a reflection of the more general and increasing phenomenon of violence in many areas of social life which has to be dealt with at the level of the whole society. Its prevalence has, however, increased at the workplace, traditionally viewed as a violence-free environment. Employers and workers are equally interested in the prevention of violence at the workplace. Society at large has a stake in preventing violence spreading to working life and recognizing the potential of the workplace by removing such obstacles to productivity, development and peace. Violence is common to such an extent among workers who have direct contact with people in distress, that it may be considered an inevitable part of the job. This is often the case in the health sector (violence in this sector may constitute almost a quarter of all violence at work). 1 While ambulance staff are reported to be at greatest risk, nurses are three times more likely on average to experience violence in the workplace than other occupational groups. Since the large majority of the health workforce is female, the gender dimension of the problem is very evident. Besides concern about the human right of health workers to have a decent work environment, there is concern about the consequences of violence at work. These have a significant impact on the effectiveness of health systems, particularly in developing countries. The equal access of people to primary health care is endangered if a scarce human resource, the health workers, feel under threat in certain geographical and social environments, in situations of general conflict, in work situations where transport to work, shift work and other health sector specific conditions make them particularly vulnerable to violence. In such situations the best educational system, labour market policies and workforce planning may have little or no impact. The International Labour Office (ILO), the International Council of Nurses (ICN), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Public Services International (PSI) launched in 2000 a joint programme in order to develop sound policies and practical approaches for the prevention and elimination of violence in the health sector. When the programme was first established and information gaps were identified, it was decided to launch a number of country studies as well as cross-cutting theme studies and to conclude by drafting guidelines to address workplace violence in the health sector. This working paper presents the Synthesis Report of the commissioned country reports to stimulate further discussion in the area of workplace violence, encourage fact-finding research in other countries and support sound policy-making. Country reports are available for the following countries: Brazil, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Portugal, South Africa, Thailand and Australia Details: Geneva: International Labour Organization, 2003. v.p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 26, 2011 at: http://www.hrhresourcecenter.org/node/29 Year: 2003 Country: International URL: http://www.hrhresourcecenter.org/node/29 Shelf Number: 117334 Keywords: Violence in the WorkplaceWorkplace CrimeWorkplace Violence |
Author: Restrepo, Tanya Title: Violence in the Workplace Summary: The reality of workplace violence is markedly different from popular opinion. Workplace homicides "are not crimes of passion committed by disgruntled coworkers and spouses, but rather result from robberies." The majority of workplace assaults are committed by healthcare patients. This report examines the many aspects of work-related homicides and injuries due to assaults, and extends a series of studies published by NCCI on workplace violence with three years of additional data through 2009. For the most part, previously observed patterns and key findings are largely unchanged. Details: Boca Raton, FL: National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc., 2012. 26p. Source: NCCI Research Brief: Internet Resource: Accessed February 11, 2012 at https://www.ncci.com/documents/Workplace_Research.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: https://www.ncci.com/documents/Workplace_Research.pdf Shelf Number: 124083 Keywords: AssaultsHomicideViolence in the WorkplaceWorkplace Crime |
Author: Hoel, Helge Title: The Cost of Violence/Stress at Work and the Benefits of a Violence/Stress-Free Working Environment Summary: This report explores the issues of stress and violence at work with the aim of establishing the costs these problems may present to the individual, the organisation and society. A number of socio-economic factors are identified which together appear to exacerbate the problems. Economic globalisation has led to processes such as downsizing and restructuring with increasing pressures on people at work as a result. Demographic changes within the workforce, e.g. increasing female participation and increased diversity also heighten the vulnerability of particular groups. Details: Manchester, UK: University of Manchester Insitute of Science and Technology, 2001. 81p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 16, 2012 at http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---safework/documents/publication/wcms_118190.pdf Year: 2001 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---safework/documents/publication/wcms_118190.pdf Shelf Number: 126351 Keywords: Costs of ViolencePersonal StressViolence in the Workplace |