Basic Dos and Don’ts for Employees to Prevent Workplace Violence

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Do: 1) Do attend all employer-provided training on how to recognize, avoid, and respond to potentially violent situations. 2) Do report perceived threats or acts of violence to your manager or supervisor, following any existing policies that may be in place. 3) Do remain aware of and support coworkers and customers if a threatening or violent situation occurs. Don't: 1) Don't argue with a customer if they make threats or become violent. If needed, go to a safe area (ideally, a room that locks from the inside, has a second exit route, and has a phone or silent alarm). 2) Don't attempt to force anyone who appears upset or violent to follow COVID-19 prevention policies or other policies or practices related to COVID-19 (e.g., limits on number of household or food products). This infographic is available in English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, French, Haitian-Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Commerce Communicable Diseases Coronavirus Infection Interpersonal Relations Occupational Health Pandemics Safety Staff Development Violence Viral Diseases Workplace Workplace Violence

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• Keywords:
  Workplace violence; Violence prevention; Safety practices; Training; Infectious diseases; Viral diseases; Surveillance; Worker safety
• Source:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 Aug; :1
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060899
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/92425/cdc_92425_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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