workplace aggression at the organization. In other words, historical data clearly indicates that violence in workplaces is simply a reflection of violence in society. As assaults go nationally, so go assaults on employees while on the job.


The tone from standards and policies set by an organization is very important, however, because community violence has a pervasive impact on violence internal to organizations there must be a significant violence prevention effort at the local level in operations where community violence is more prevalent to attempt to offset the influence of external forces.12


The above information has been presented to give human resource, security and management professionals charged with the responsibility for addressing workplace violence a good sense of the nature, scope and size of workplace violence. Needless to say workplace violence continues to be a very real issue that confronts today’s workplaces and we hope this information is useful.


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Glossary and Important Terms:


Please note that BLS creates reports twice a year, preliminary and final, which means that reported numbers may differ slightly depending on which report they appear in.


You should also be aware that some of the reports and studies are not conducted on an annual or regular basis so information is being reported based on the latest available information. Assaults and Violent Acts


• Workplace Homicides include deaths that occur in the workplace from assaults and violent acts by a person (meaning it excludes assaults by animals) and suicides.


• Workplace Shootings include deaths that occur in the workplace that are inflicted by a firearm. This means that deaths that are the result of other objects use as weapon, e.g. knives, blunt object, etc. are not included in this number.


Bibliography


1. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Langer Roofing and Sheet Metal Co., Inc. v. OSHRC, 524 F.2d 1337, (7th Cir. 1975); OSHRC Docket Nos. 15681, 15927 and 76-0002. 2. Waldon Health Care, 16 BNA OSHC at 1601


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