WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

DESCRIPTION

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Workplace Violence is any physical assault, threatening behavior or verbal abuse occurring in the work setting. It includes but is not limited to beatings, stabbing, suicides, shootings, rapes, near suicides, psychological traumas such as threats, obscene phone calls, an intimidating presence, and harassment of any nature such as being followed, sworn at or shouted at.

For more information about workplace violence go to:
School of Criminal Justice at Rutger's University
USDA - Workplace Violence
Occupational Safety and Health

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SOURCE: OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PREPARED BY: 211/lb
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: March2008