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Describes 250 occupations which cover approximately 107 million jobs.
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Background Workplace violence is a serious safety and health hazard in many workplaces. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, homicide is the second leading cause of death to American workers, claiming the lives of 912 workers in 1996 and accounting for 15 percent of the 6,112 fatal work injuries in the United States (BLS, 1997). Violent incidents at work also resulted in 20,438 lost work-day cases in 1994 (BLS, 1996). The Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey reported that from 1987 to 1992 almost 1 million persons annually were victims of violent crime at work (Bachman, 1994). These data include four categories: 615,160 simple assaults; 264,174 aggravated assau...
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Assists small business employers to meet the legal requirements imposed by, and under, the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and achieve an in-compliance status voluntarily, prior to an inspection performed pursuant to the Act. The materials in this handbook are based upon the Fed. OSHA standards and other requirements in effect at the time of publication, and upon generally accepted principles and activities within the job safety and health field. Describes a 4-point workplace program; starting your voluntary activity; and self-inspection.