It Can Happen to Your Organization
- 5,5000 incidents every day in the United States
- 135 million American workers
- One of every 68 American workers
- 55 percent of USA workers feel unsafe
- high-stress environments
- direct relations with the public
- handling money
Every victimized organization thought it happened only to others until it happened to them!
"A national epidemic"
says US Centers for Disease Control
Employers Suffer, Too
Wherever workplace violence happens, employers suffer direct and indirect
costs.
- The average workplace-violence incident costs employers $250,000 according to law-enforcement agencies.
- USA companies lose $1 billion annually in higher workers-compensation costs according to insurance-industry studies.
- Companies also suffer low productivity, greater inefficiency, reduced competitiveness and very bad public relations.
Employers Are Liable
Worker safety laws and regulations hold employers accountable for ensuring
a safe workplace. Employers can be held liable for heavy fines and steep
civil judgments. The losses from not doing enough are staggering compared
to the costs of prevention.
Workplace violence must be taken seriously
for everyone's benefit!
What Should Employers Do?
Employers should recognize their vulnerability, assess the risk
of violence in their workplaces, implement controls to prevent violence
and programs to deal with violence that might happen in spite of their
efforts.
What If Efforts Are Ineffective?
If management's actions towards workplace violence are ineffective,
they are exposed to the full risk and all the liabilities.
If you think issuing a memo prohibiting violence in your workplaces is enough, think again. It's only one tiny measure that doesn't come close to protecting you adequately.
Best solutions are
comprehensive and long term!
How Do We Help?
Our seven-step approach to dealing with workplace violence is your safest
course. We'll help your organization prevent workplace violence and strengthen
your protection against liability.
- Risk Assessment
- Systems Analyses
- Manuals
- Measures
- Training
- Maintenance
- Recovery
How Can You Benefit?
To benefit from our comprehensive seven-step approach to workplace violence,
use the form below to tell us who you are and what you need. Or telephone
us at 888-584-9243 — it's toll free from the United States and Canada.
Contacting us will cost you nothing.
Not contacting us could cost plenty.
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