California’s SB553, the nation’s first comprehensive and multi-industry workplace violence prevention law, has been in effect for almost a year. Many other states are following suit with their own ...

A new survey reports that 38 percent of Gen Z retail workers witnessed workplace violence against a coworker within the past five years, compared to 13 percent of Baby Boomers, 20 percent of Gen X, ...

Workplace violence continues to be a growing national concern and one of the leading causes of occupational fatalities. In 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 5,283 workplace ...

New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act is now in effect; employers with at least 10 retail employees in New York State must adopt a retail workplace violence prevention policy and provide interactive ...

The effects of workplace violence are profound, including physical and emotional suffering, destroyed careers and harm to companies and society. And it comes at a remarkable economic price. Although ...

Workplace violence in the US is on the rise this year, a troubling new study found. One in three employees surveyed said they’d witnessed physical altercations in the workplace in the past five years ...

For employees, safety and well-being should be a given. Unfortunately, a lack of workplace violence training and mental health resources, as well as fear of speaking up, have left many feeling ...

A comprehensive plan that the University has developed and implemented to prevent workplace violence. The plan includes procedures for reporting, investigating, and responding to incidents of ...

Brandeis is committed to providing a safe workplace for all faculty, staff, students and visitors. To maximize a safe work environment and to reduce the risk of violence or threatening behavior, all ...

In the early 2000s, I was conducting a security assessment at a healthcare facility when I observed a telling moment in the waiting room. A mother, visibly stressed, had just learned from the ...

California enacted a new law in 2023 that mandates almost all employers (including dental practices) develop a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan by July 1, 2024. This law, overseen by ...

When I think about a safe workplace, I think first about systems to protect people from accidents. I think about PPE, lock-out tag-out systems, fall-protection harnesses, railings, guards, and all the ...