Articles Tagged with ''workplace violence''

Bus drivers in Detroit want better security after they say at least eight drivers were hospitalized after attacks by riders in the last nine months.

One suspect is dead after a shooting at the Washington D.C. Navy Yard, according to CNN. Conflicting reports have emerged about whether the suspect worked alone, but multiple people were killed in the Monday morning shooting. 

42% of American workers say that anyone can walk into their workplace unchallenged, but 94 percent of workers feel safe and secure at work. 

 Next month, Chicago will host the ASIS Seminar and Exhibits, September 24-26, at McCormick Place. When attendees have free time, they might want to visit the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), which stands tall above the Chicago skyline and is one of the most famous landmarks for the city.  

An Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) poll found more than one in ten people have been hurt at a large sporting or music event in the last five years, while a third of people have experienced a crowd surge.

On July 1, a new law took effect in Tennessee that will double the fine, to $5,000, for those assaulting a health care worker.

After voicing her concerns about a client, Stephanie Ross was sent to his house anyway for his face-to-face hospitalization risk assessment, and he stabbed her to death.

As all security experts know, one of the basic principles utilized in securing buildings or institutions is controlling access onto the property and into building by using basic security measures such as security officers, fencing, bars on windows or electronic access control systems.

Recent incidents of ricin being mailed to the White House and members of Congress are a chilling reminder that the mail system continues to be used by those wishing to do harm.

The state's own figures are a mere third of what was reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.