Workplace Violence Prevention Checklist (workplace)

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Workplace Violence Prevention Checklist
Peter Moraga, Insurance Information Network of California

Workplace violence is a growing trend in America and can prove to be an insurance nightmare for employers. Consider the following:

According to American Training Resources, 75 percent of workplace deaths occur during or as a cause of robberies, 25 percent are by non-strangers. Two million assaults are committed in the workplace each year, and 6 million serious threats are committed in the workplace each year.
A study by Northwestern National Life Insurance Company found that 2,500 workers per 100,000 have been physically attacked on the job.
Workplace violence costs American business $36 billion a year, according to a study by the Workplace Violence Research Institute (1995).
Negligent hiring and negligent retention out-of-court settlements arising out of workplace violence averaged $500,000. Jury verdicts in these cases averaged about $3,000,000.
Two million people are victims of violent crimes at work, according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Two-thirds of these incidents are preceded by behavioral red flags that might have been prevented.
25 percent of American working adults are "generally at least somewhat angry at work," according to a 1996 Gallup nationwide survey of 1,000 working adults.

Organizational Factors Contributing to Workplace Violence:

Personal Factors Contributing to Workplace Violence: