OHS 508 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Workplace Violence, Work Accident, Occupational Safety And Health
25 Dec 2015
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Can be both a safety issue and a health issue. Workplace violence can potentially happen in all workplaces. Workplace = any place where an employee is engaged in work for the employee"s employer . Violence in the workplace includes: acts between employees, acts between an employee and a non-employee. Workplace violence is not limited to incidents that occur within a traditional workplace. Perspectives (both nursing and public health which can lead to workplace violence/harassment) A 2004 statistics canada survey entitled criminal victimization in the workplace found. 17 per cent of violent incidents in canada occur at the workplace: this represents about 356,000 incidents of workplace violence in a 12-month period across canada. There is evidence that violence has increased in canadian workplaces over the past 5 years: 66% of organizations report an increase in aggressive acts within their workplaces. And, 82% report an increase in both formal incident reports and grievances.
