Workplace violence
Overview This page on workplace violence contains information on the scope of workplace violence, analyzes the hazards in various contexts, and builds workplace violence prevention plans for specific workplaces. What is workplace violence? Any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at work is referred to as workplace violence. Threats and verbal abuse are common, as are physical attacks and even homicide. Employees, clients, consumers, and tourists may be affected and involved (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 2022) . Who is at risk of workplace violence? Every year, a large number of American workers report becoming victims of workplace violence. Many more cases, unfortunately, go unreported. Factors that may raise the likelihood of violence for some workers at various workplaces have been discovered through research. Working with volatile, unpredictable people and trading money with the public are e...