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Despite January having passed I want to acknowledge Stalking Awareness Month which the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has been proactively focusing on the creation of secure and supportive
communities for stalking survivors and combatting the problem. Visit the Stalking Awareness Month website and the Stalking Resource Center of the National Center for Victims of Crime.
Pat Biles, Founder/CEO, The Alliance Against Workplace Violence has also established April as 'National Workplace Violence Awareness Month.' I would like to encourage all workplace violence prevention practitioners, threat assessment professionals, security consultants, domestic violence prevention advocate organizations and others to support Pat's efforts. Pat made a significant contribution to the workplace violence prevention movement when she was the Workplace Violence Prevention Coordinator for the Department of Labor and is now broadening her efforts beyond employers to embrace all the communities that are impacted by this troubling issue. By working together we can significantly impact the occurrence of workplace violence and move closer to the goal of eradicating this scourge from our workplaces.
Be sure to put on your calendar The Association of European Threat Assessment Professional's 2012 International Annual Conference which will be held in the beautiful city of Krakow, Poland on 24- 26th April.
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Stay safe until next time. Bryar National Stalking Awareness Month Concludes
This January marked the 9th annual National Stalking Awareness Month; a national movement committed to raising awareness about the dangers of stalking and the need to protect its victims. A recent survey by the
50 State Survey of Workplace Violence Laws Protecting Health Care Professionals
As part of HCA, Inc.'s dedication and commitment to ensuring a safe and caringhealthy work environment, we are proud to share a state survey of all the statutes for workplace violence and criminal laws that address the penalty forassaulting a healthcare worker as of August 6, 2009.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 6.6 million people are stalked over any 12- month period, and that 1 in 6 women and 1 in 19 men are stalked at some point in their lifetime. The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimate that 3 in 4 stalking victims know their offender and that 1 in 4 victims report that the stalker used some form of technology. In fact, more than three-quarters of victims reported having received unwanted phone calls, voice and text messages. To help reduce the ramifications of this crime, the Stalking Resource Center has released online training tools for professionals which provide information on the technologies used by stalkers, the impact on victims, and how law enforcement and communities can best respond to these cases.
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New OSHA Emphasis on Workplace Violence May Command Employer Attention
A new federal labor policy may expose employers to liability for the arbitrary and unpredictable acts of third parties entering the workplace. Under a newly released directive, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking to combat workplace violence, especially in identified “high-risk industries” such as health care and late-night retail establishments. When an employer operates in one of these “high-risk” industries, it now exposes itself to the increased likelihood of OSHA inspections and potential citations if it fails to provide appropriate safeguards against workplace violence. With workplace violence being among the top four causes of death at work during the past 15 years, OSHA’s newly issued directive seeks to establish “general enforcement policies and procedures” including a list of directives to help employers reduce the risk of workplace violence.
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