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How common incidents areRespondents who said their organization had an incident of workplace violence in the past year
It’s any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. It ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and even homicide
2x as many HR professionals report knowledge of incidents of workplace violence, when compared to other employees. HR knows what happens across the entire organization, while other employees may only know what happens in their department or division.
Supervisors and HR professionals are more confident that they know what to do in the case of workplace violence than individual contributors.
Respondents who said their organization had ever experienced an incident of workplace violence
people su�ered non-fatal injuries and more than
In 2017, more than
18,000
died as a result of workplace violence (BLS 2017)
800
What workplace violence means
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Nearly 1 in 7 employees feels unsafe at work.
of employees say their organization has a prevention program
When I witness or am involved in a workplace violence incident, I know what to do
33%
Very Safe Safe Unsafe Very Unsafe Not Sure
48%
12%
2% 5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
SomewhatDisagree
Strongly Disagree
38%
45%
25%
44%
36% 40%
11%
16%
21%
6%2%
9%
2% 1% 5%
HR Professionals Supervisors Individual Contributors
workplace violence prevention programknow what to do know what to do87% 53%
employee response trainingknow what to do87%
know what to do54%
OSHA estimates more than
2 MILLIONare a�ected by workplace violence every year.
MORE EMPLOYEES KNOW WHAT TO DO when they witness or are involved in a workplace violence incident if they work for organizations that have workplace violence prevention programs and employee response training.
Make sure you have a workplace violence prevention program in place
Establish an emergency response plan
Provide trainings to all employees on how to respond to incidents
Communicate with workers about what resources are available
To understand workplace violence, first you need to know
How prepared do workers feel to deal with workplace violence?
What should organizations do about workplace violence?
How safe from violence do employees feel at work?
For more guidance on workplace violence see SHRM’s newly released
online toolkit, Understanding Workplace Violence Prevention and Response
WORKPLACEA GROWING THREAT, OR GROWING IN AWARENESS?
VIOLENCE
Employees
HR Professionals
14%25%
Employees
HR Professionals
24%48%
45%45%
25%14%
24%48%