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Some 2 million American workers are victims
* M( @* m" t! z2 w3 Sof workplace violence each year. Workplace
1 f8 f: s, h- N) B9 a* J+ D& Tviolence can strike anywhere, and no one is
& @2 y/ u) X [8 K% X9 K/ H: S/ z( bimmune. Some workers, however, are at6 i( K( L) U( W9 M' y
increased risk. Among them are workers who
) y1 f5 J O' x/ ~( i3 a# vexchange money with the public; deliver, [9 m" R( l) X4 \. [
passengers, goods, or services; or work alone or
& O d) ~' g$ X# b% }& N# oin small groups, during late night or early$ T& S. W7 J6 B6 Y1 J8 i
morning hours, in high-crime areas, or in; t& W5 Y6 k* w
community settings and homes where they have
- o* ?# A, T, ^' H: @$ H5 r9 bextensive contact with the public. This group
) ^7 U( A h( c6 c+ N6 C7 r+ {includes health-care and social service workers
' _5 N* O: j5 x0 u, d# v2 Isuch as visiting nurses, psychiatric evaluators,# ?+ ~& R: w; | i6 w7 s+ }# j
and probation officers; community workers such! Y& W' u6 C; d0 h
as gas and water utility employees, phone and
- y4 ]1 n# x" k5 I$ s6 Bcable TV installers, and letter carriers; retail
+ h: o7 n3 w" L. h$ x1 U Iworkers; and taxi drivers. |
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