12 dead in Virginia Beach Active Shooter Episode
The carnage in America's collective workplace continues. At least 11 people were shot dead this afternoon after a long term employee...
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How to file a Safety Complaint with OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Labor. OSHA. OSHA...
The Many Costs of Workplace Violence
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that homicide is the third leading cause of occupational death in the...
Kathleen's Interview on the Mental Health News Network
Go here to listen to the WVPI's founder Kathleen M. Bonczyk's interview on workplace violence prevention on teh Mental Health News Radio...
It Is More Likely An American Will Be Killed at Work Than in Combat
On our last blog we reported the results of a survey finding one in seven employees do not feel safe at work. WVPI's founder and...
One in Seven Americans Feel Unsafe at Work
According to a survey conducted the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), approximately 1 out of 7 American workers reported they...
F.B.I. Sample Workplace Violence Policy
Workplace violence is a growing concern. OSHA estimates that 2,000,000 workers fall victim to workplace violence each year with "many"...
Possible Pre-Event Leakage of Violent Intent at STEM School
As we have reported, the F.B.I. advises active shooters engage in pre-event leakage of violent intent. This is precisely why we advocate...
44% of Teachers Experience Physical Violence in the Workplace
In addition to being called upon to act as SWAT, as many teachers have been required to done when faced with active school shooters, a...
Another possible Columbine Copycat at an American School
Yesterday, an 18 year old student was murdered and eight classmates were reported as wounded at the STEM K-12 School Highlands Ranch in...
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