VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACEr

Violence in the workplace is a concern for everyone in public life. Unlike domestic violence, which occurs primarily behind closed doors, and efforts to address it are met with and complicated by privacy concerns, workplace violence is not a private issue. It is an issue that potentially affects everyone who is employed. (While there are plenty of grim jokes about disgruntled postal workers coming back to their job sites and committing acts of violence, it(s more than an isolated problem. Violence in the workplace ranges from the most extreme, like multiple homicides, to threats of violence against employees( (Lavey, 1996, p.10).

There has been a dramatic increase in workplace homicide perpetrated by employees, frequently against those in management positions. Criminologists suggest that workplace homicide is the fastest growing form of murder in America. (Some estimates place the increase of mass murders in the office in the last decade at 200% to 300%. Violence in work setti

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pational Safety and Health Administration ((OSHA(), the federal agency that oversees workplace health and safety, has issued guidelines to address workplace violence. In doing so, organizations are provided with more of a framework for addressing the problem. The guidelines charge employers with the responsibility of providing a safe work environment. The problem, however, is that they are limited to the healthcare industry because (more assaults occur in the health care and social services industries than in any other( (Lavey, 1996, p. 10). They are also problematic because the guidelines are voluntary and not binding. Even though OSHA uses them to (determine whether covered employers have satisfied their general duty to prevent on-the-job violent incidents,( (Burking, 1996, p. 34) the guidelines only address certain instances of violence in the workplace, such as violence by patients but not by coworkers. An Opportunity Organizations have considerable experience dealing with workplace violence, however, as one Fortune 500 security director put it: (Too many companies are acting like people who are trying to lose weight with a crash diet and buying lots of spandex. What(s needed is an overall approach that combines
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