Employers still doing little about workplace violence
What are companies and organizations doing these days about the problem of workplace violence? Not that much, according to a recent follow-up survey by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), which found that, surprisingly, employers in all industries are doing very little differently to address the issue than they did five years ago, pre-9/11.
Homicides are the third-highest cause of on-the-job deaths, according to 2002 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prior to 9/11, when terrorists killed closed to 3,000 workers, workplace violence/homicides were still one of the top causes of on-the-job fatalities.