Defining Violence in the Workplace
As the attention to the issue has grown, occupational safety specialists and other analysts have broadly agreed that responding to workplace violence requires attention to more than just an actual physical attack.
Workplace Violence
Homicide and other physical assaults are on a continuum that also include domestic violence, stalking, threats, harassment, bullying, emotional abuse, intimidation, and other forms of conduct that create anxiety, fear, and a climate of distrust in the workplace.
All of these issues are part of the workplace violence problem. Prevention programs that do not consider harassment in all forms and threats are unlikely to be effective.
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1-4. What must violence prevention programs consider to be truly effective?
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