Workplace Safety BUS642: Business Research & Method Tools Instructor: Janice Johnson April 16‚ 2012 In order for a workplace to be a productive and welcoming environment‚ safety must be a priority. The overall plan and execution of safety measures ensure that the staff or workers will be well-prepared and have peace of mind on a daily basis. The best way to handle any bad situation is to properly evaluate the steps and think about scenarios ahead of time. In order to improve safety in a work
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Workplace Violence Case Study 1 Workplace violence Problem definition Workplace violence is any act of physical violence‚ threats of physical violence‚ harassment‚ intimidation‚ or other threatening‚ disruptive behavior. It can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicide‚ one of the leading causes of job-related deaths. However it manifests itself‚ workplace violence is a growing concern for employers and employees nationwide
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Workplace Violence 1. What is workplace violence?! It is the violence or the threat of violence against workers. It can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicide‚ one of the leading causes of job-related deaths. Workplace violence is a growing concern for employers and employees alike. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)‚ roughly 20‚000 assaults and 792 homicides occurred at workplaces throughout
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Bullying in workplace happens due to some factors such as power and organizational culture. As powerful individual‚ one is able to manipulate the position he/she has to perform unlawful act. Asforth’s (1994) concept of “petty tyranny” specifically focuses on the inappropriate use of positional power by managers. That is‚ staff members and employees are seen as vulnerable‚ while those in positions of power or authority‚ such as managers are commonly identified as the more powerful perpetrators (Keashly
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Safety in the workplace is not only an organizational issue but also an individual issue. Workplace safety describes “policies and procedures in place to ensure the safety and health of employees within a workplace” (BusinessDictionary.com‚ 2013). In the United States nearly six thousand work-related deaths and 4.1 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses occurred in 2006 (Christian‚ Wallace‚ Bradley‚ & Burke‚ 2009 p. 1103). Although this is a huge number there have been great strides in improving
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Workplace violence is violent and nonviolent acts that take place in the workplace against employees. These acts can very well occur outside the workplace and can range from physical assaults‚ homicide‚ verbal threats‚ harassment‚ intimidation‚ and bullying (Mathis & Jackson‚ p. 491). Though such acts are nothing new to our society‚ workplace violence garnered national awareness when a disgruntled post office employee in Edmond‚ Oklahoma went to work and killed 14 fellow employees before committing
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creativity at workplace. The research was started through secondary sources which resulted in acquiring the actual image of creativity at workplace. This report also includes some benefits and barriers that organizations experience while adopting creativity at their workplaces. We have also included some innovative programs of successful organizations who have gained benefits from creativity at their workplaces. The report concludes that there are many benefits of adopting creativity at workplaces which
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in the workplace‚ but many people tend to keep their opinions to themselves in fear of the consequences. Most people believe that if they are to strike‚ they are at a higher chance of losing their jobs. While this may seem like an unfair principle that immediately goes against the First Amendment (Freedom of Petition and Freedom of Speech)‚ many different companies have been known to do it. Striking should be a measure taken when many people do not agree with the conditions of the workplace‚ but they
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Workplace Safety: Our Role By Collins Opara - Chief Chemist‚ MRS Oil Nigeria PLC. August 2011 Safety at the workplace has been a concern for many organizations. Most organizations have incorporated cultures and even metrics into their business scorecard to manage workplace safety. Even organization who were used to neglecting safety in workplace are beginning to embrace it. A research conducted in 2009 by the BUREAU FOR LABOUR STATISTICS US (2010) reported that in the US the number of days-away-from-work
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college‚ and especially in the workplace of adults the concept of bullying has always been an ongoing factor which became a global issue. “In general terms‚ bullying describes a wide variety of negative workplace behaviors including verbal threats‚ personal attacks‚ humiliation‚ innuendo‚ and deliberate isolation of a colleague.” Bullying in the workplace has been identified as a major contemporary challenge for occupational health and safety. These negative workplace behaviors are frowned upon‚ but
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