And according to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) estimates, the cost of workplace violence to employers is $121 billion annually.
Although dramatic multiple homicide incidents garner the most media attention, they actually represent a small number of incidents. The majority of incidents that employers and employees face on a daily basis involve robberies, assaults, domestic violence, stalking, threats, harassment (including sexual harassment), and physical and/or emotional abuse. Not only are these incidents not often publicized, many of them are not even reported to management, according to Safety.BLR.com.
Safety.BLR.com put together the infographic below to illustrate who’s most at risk for workplace violence and provide suggestions for how to prevent incidents at your facility.