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FAQ and Factsheets: Workplace Violence
Workplace Violence: Employee Information
Violence in America is now invading the workplace, putting at risk the safety, productivity and health of American workers, and this violence appears to be on the increase. Research clearly shows a significant increase in the amount of violence and conflict in the workplace in recent years. In 1992, the Centers for Disease Control declared workplace homicide a serious public health epidemic requiring priority attention by policy makers. Having tripled in the last decade, workplace homicide is the fastest-growing category of murder in the United States and is the leading cause of workplace death for women. In fact, murder and other violent crimes have escalated in the workplace to the point that the U.S. Department of Justice recently proclaimed the workplace the most dangerous place to be in America.
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Workplace Violence: Employer Information
Violence in America is now invading the workplace, putting at
risk the safety, productivity and health of American workers, and this violence appears to
be on the increase. Research clearly shows a significant increase in the amount of
violence and conflict in the workplace in recent years. In 1992, the Centers for Disease
Control declared workplace homicide a serious public health epidemic requiring priority
attention by policy makers. Having tripled in the last
decade, workplace homicide is the fastest-growing form of murder in the United States
and is the leading cause of workplace death for women. In fact, murder and other violent crimes have escalated in the
workplace to the point that the U.S. Department of Justice recently proclaimed the
workplace the most dangerous place to be in America.
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NCVC "Get Help" General Information
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