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VHS English Version Product Number: 1037AEVHS
DVD English Version Product Number: 1037AEDVD
List Price: $99.95
Length of Video(in Minutes): 17
Publisher: Digital-2000, Inc.
Description: Program focuses on the trend in deaths occurring in the workplace. More people are being killed by violence at work than actual on-the-job injuries. This program was commissioned by Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, and explains the problem and how to protect employees.
Excerpt: You hear it on television, you see it in the newspaper, you
never expect it to happen to you. We’re talking about violence in the
workplace. Violence in the workplace happens in restaurants, post offices,
convenience stores, manufacturing facilities, construction sites, delivery
services, hospitals, just about every workplace across the nation and in every
country. The problem continues to get worse, not better. This program is
designed to explain what workplace violence is, and more important, how you can
help prevent workplace violence and homicides in the workplace. We’ll also give
you some personal security tips you can use at home, work, recreation, and
anywhere else. Just remember that it can happen to you.
There aren’t many
statistics or information available on violence and homicide in the workplace
though researchers are beginning to turn their attention to this issue. Let’s
quickly review some of the information we’ve obtained from a variety of sources
just to make a point about this type of activity. If you’d like to do your own
research all you have to do is read the newspaper every day. It’s happening.
Every one is at risk so it’s important to develop the attitude that it could
happen to you, anywhere, anytime. According to the national traumatic
occupation fatalities report completed over the six year period from 1980 through
1985 by the national institute for occupational health, or NIOSH, homicides was
the 3rd leading cause of occupational injury death in the United
States, accounting for nearly 13% of the
nation’s total deaths from trauma in the workplace. Homicide was the manner of
death for 12% of the men and 42% of the women. Over 1/4th of
workplace homicide were 25 to 34 years of age, but workplace homicide rates
were highest among those 65 years and older. At the industry division level 33%
of workplace homicide victims we employed in retail trade. 19% in service
industries, and 11% in public administration. Keep in mind that homicide data
are not available from 4 states and these states account for approximately 10%
of the U.S.
population, therefore the real number of workplace homicides were greater than
the study showed. Additional analysis of statistics indicated that the hour of
occurrence with the greater frequency of work related homicide was midnight to 12:59
AM. This time period was followed by 10
PM to 10:59 PM, and 11PM to 11:59PM.
The three hour period from 10 PM top 12:59 AM accounting for 20% of these homicide
events. The methods of homicide reveal that firearms accounting for 75% of the
deaths while cutting and piercing instruments accounting for another 14%.
Females were six times as likely as males to have died as a result of
strangulation, and females were more likely to have died have wounds inflicted
by cutting or piercing instruments. 40% of the deaths occurred in the southern
region of the United States.
The west accounted for 24%. While the northcentral and northeast regions
accounted for 19% and 8% respectively.
We do have some statistics for the state
of Texas. The two year period
from 1990 through 1991 there were a total of 199 workplace homicides in Texas.
168 of those homicides involved males. 31 involved females. One hundred
eighteen deaths were white workers, 44 black, 33 were asian or pacific
islander. Hispanics accounted for 25 homicides in the workplace. The age group
breakdown showed that workers aged from 25 to 34 had 56 deaths. Workers aged 35
to 44 also had 56 deaths. Overall in 1991 workplace homicide became the leading
cause of traumatic workplace death in Texas.
What does this mean? It means that preventive measures have not been effective
in some organizations. And that additional measures in the workplace must be
adopted to reduce or eliminate these incidents and deaths. The United States
Postal Service has had its share of notoriety in workplace homicide as well.
Before we discuss the postal service its important to understand they have over
700,000 employees which is a very large number of employees.
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