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 Addressing workplace violence

Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Workplace violence and harassment is a global concern. Sarah Cumbers, director of evidence and insight at London-based charity Lloyd’s Register Foundation, explores how OSH professionals can address it
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 World Risk Poll indicates extent of workplace violence and harassment

Monday 6th February 2023
A global poll has given a sense of the magnitude of workplace violence and harassment, with a fifth of respondents (21%) admitting they have experienced at least one form of it during their working lives.
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 How businesses can square up to workplace violence

Thursday 1st September 2022
As the UK government ratifies the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, how should businesses prevent aggression and assaults in the workplace?
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 Safe Work Australia publishes code of practice for managing psychosocial hazards at work

Friday 12th August 2022
Safe Work Australia has amended the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations and published a new model code of practice to make duties in relation to psychosocial hazards clearer and help duty holders comply with these duties.
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 UK ratifies global harassment treaty

Friday 8th April 2022
The United Kingdom has demonstrated its commitment to strengthen efforts to end violence and harassment in the workplace by ratifying the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention.
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 Watch: how to tackle workplace violence

Monday 15th November 2021
Cases of abuse against workers doubled at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, and they are continuing to climb. This video looks at why workers suffer from threats and assault, and the procedures health and safety managers should put in place to tackle it.
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 How to tackle violence in the workplace

Wednesday 3rd November 2021
Violence at work is a huge problem with far-reaching implications, and incidence has risen in some sectors since the pandemic. How can organisations make their working environments safer for the workforce?
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 Did you know..? Understanding violence at work

Monday 1st November 2021
Incidents of aggression can be common in some sectors, but understanding the nature of potential threats will help to keep your workforce safe.
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 Care provider fined £20,000 after employee was raped

Friday 24th September 2021
A care company that provides housing support services for vulnerable adults and children has been fined £20,000 after one of its employees was raped by a service user, despite concerns being raised about this particular service user for more that 25 years.
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 £1/4 million fine for G4S after employee’s life-changing assault injuries

Monday 5th July 2021
A security company has been prosecuted after an assault at a young offender’s training facility left a secure care officer in an induced coma.
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