HSC 4201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Workplace Violence, Homicide, Administrative Controls
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Risk factors for encountering violence at work are listed in box 16. 5. Additionally, certain industries and occupations put workers at particular risk: for work place homicides, the taxicab industry has the highest risk at 41. 4 per. Nearly 60 times the national average rate of 0. 70 per 100,000: other jobs that carry a higher than average risk for homicide are jobs in, liquor stores, detective and protective services, gas service stations, jewelry stores. The workplaces that have the highest risk of nonfatal assault and the highest percentage of all assaults that occurred are: nursing homes, social services, hospitals, grocery stores, restaurants or bars. Prevention strategies for workplace violence can be grouped into three categories: environmental design, administrative controls, behavior strategies. Before these strategies can be implemented, a workplace violence prevention policy should be in place: this policy should clearly indicate a zero tolerance of violence at work, must spell out how such incidents are to be.
