>> Is Your Workplace Safe from Violence?

In the working place we all are well prone to violence, fights and so on. Because now a days due to the lack of friendly relationship , co-operation, mutual understanding, presence of ego and so on. No one is accepting the views of others regardless of whether it is good or bad. At the same time more and more work load is also one of the reason for it.

Teachers, customer service representatives, post office workers, office professionals. Past events have shown us that no one is immune to violence in the workplace. In fact, the U.S. Department of Justice in a 1998 report stated that the workplace is the most dangerous place to be in America.

According to Workplace Violence Headquarters, anger and violence, as evidence during the past few years, demonstrates that workplace violence can strike at any time, in any community, in any workplace. That's why it's crucial for businesses and its employees to work as a team to secure their work environment from violence. Unfortunately, many companies don't think they need training or crisis plans for workplace violence because they don't think the situation will occur in their work environment. Others consider the workplace as an extended family where everyone gets along. Granted, with the number of hours that employees spend in their workplace, it's natural to become close to co-workers. But even with close friends, disagreements can occur and no one truly knows how a person will deal with stress, grudges, or disappointments. Unfortunately, the extreme happens and a violent situation occurs. Such is the case with workplace violence.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, workplace violence is the second most common cause of workplace fatalities next to highway crashes. Furthermore, 1 in 4 workers are attacked, threatened, or harassed each year at their place of employment. By definition, workplace violence is any act that threatens the safety of employees or property and includes verbal threats or behaviors that affect the health, life, or well-being of an employee. As examples, yelling, using profanity, verbal abuse, intimidation, waving of arms or fists, damaging property, and refusing requests for identification are all considered actions of workplace violence.

What's the solution for this, any idea?