Helping Employees After Critical Incidents in the Workplace
Situations can arise in the workplace, which have the potential to be traumatic for employees and managers. These types of situations are referred to by experts as critical incidents, with examples including armed robbery, assault, threats of harm, accidental injury or death. Although such incidents are rare in workplaces, if they do occur they can cause psychological distress to those present. Experts at AccessEAP, an organisation dedicated to enhancing workplace wellbeing, shared advice about what employers can do to provide early support after a critical incident to reduce the likelihood of prolonged trauma. Employers should not expect their actions to completely eradicate trauma in response to critical incidents.
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Subduing Violence at Work: Setting Policies to Help Safeguard the Workplace
U.S. employers are obliged under the Occupational Safety and Health Act as well as its common-law duty to act reasonably in eliminating or reducing risk of injury to workers or patrons. Savvy employers are losing sleep as workplace violence becomes a more pressing concern. Employers should consider banning weapons on premises. Beyond banning weapons or requiring workers to notify the company if they bring a gun to work, employers should consider surveillance cameras, especially at entrance areas, and should publicize their presence. Publicized surveillance can have a significant deterrent effect. Additionally, an employer‘s policy relating to workplace violence and/or threats should include a ―zero tolerance‖ statement for such instances, particularly in today‘s climate of rising concerns.
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SCHOOL VIOLENCE Wyoming Senate Shoots Down Guns-in-schools Bill
The state Senate soundly voted down a bill that would have let colleges and school districts decide whether they want concealed-carry permit holder to bring guns onto their campuses. It also would have allowed permit holders to bring firearms to any government meeting, including hearings at the Capitol, if the governing body first gave the OK. But the bill was rejected on a 25-3 vote. The original proposal would have let permit holders have guns in all government meetings and any public school, college and university. But the Senate amended the bill to give local officials the ability to set their own firearms policies. This change angered gun- rights advocates and the bill's House sponsors who said it "gutted" or "rewrote" the bill.
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Univ. So. Carolina Faculty Member Shot, Killed by Ex-Wife on Campus
Two people died in what authorities say was a murder suicide on the campus of the University of South Carolina. Public health professor Raja Fayad, 45, was identified as the victim. The shooter has been identified as his ex-wife, 46-year-old Sunghee Kwon. ―The University of South Carolina Police Department responded to the shots immediately and, within moments, our community was alerted,‖ said University President Harris Pastides. ―I want to thank USCPD for their professionalism and quick response. The building was quickly secured and we were able to give an all clear for the campus.‖ A Carolina Alert notified students to stay indoors until the alert was lifted.
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Study Reveals Potential Gaps In School Safety According to the results of the 2014 Student Safety Survey conducted by Awareity there is an alarming disconnect between the threats students say they are aware of in schools and what administrators and security personnel are doing to actually address potential problems. The survey, which collected responses from nearly 6,500 K-12 students in 14 states as well as Canada, found that 34 percent students are aware of someone who may pose a risk to other students or the school itself.
The survey also reported that 79 percent of students polled said that that they have been impacted by bullying. Another 23 percent of students said that they are bullied at least once a week and 49 percent reported witnessing bullying of other students at least once a week.
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Colorado Proposes Bill That Would Make Schools Liable for School Shootings
The Colorado legislator introduced a bill that would allow the victims of school shootings or their families to sue schools when the violence is ―reasonably foreseeable.‖ The bill would permit victims and their families to collect up to $350,000 from schools in a move lawmakers say will motivate education officials to improve school security, according to the Insurance Journal. Currently, schools have governmental immunity from being sued in Colorado. Democratic House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst said the bill, which has bipartisan support, would reassure parents that their kids are safe in schools.
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