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Some 2 million American workers are victims% B1 R/ ?* I' X* G
of workplace violence each year. Workplace
4 y* X4 R9 r2 hviolence can strike anywhere, and no one is# I! X+ ~! `0 t6 c( |7 M
immune. Some workers, however, are at" _4 s Z5 x; \2 H$ V+ D6 ^% Z# o
increased risk. Among them are workers who
* g1 Z1 C2 D! r* }9 j% X8 Nexchange money with the public; deliver6 H( C' i2 B- n/ g7 {2 O1 p
passengers, goods, or services; or work alone or: h( v; D1 B* q1 A4 R$ Y
in small groups, during late night or early3 {! r1 j5 K; ~- R
morning hours, in high-crime areas, or in
/ g ^/ Y1 ~$ @* y1 M7 Acommunity settings and homes where they have
0 c: W, k' `% l- N4 s1 H1 cextensive contact with the public. This group
1 m3 ]5 Z3 C: xincludes health-care and social service workers# A/ u* {: D' L! n! ?; I ?
such as visiting nurses, psychiatric evaluators,3 V" p) p. \2 P- f; j
and probation officers; community workers such
# B& c5 v6 D! T( p1 Pas gas and water utility employees, phone and
' ]$ l: g0 n' W3 scable TV installers, and letter carriers; retail7 E, ? Q8 N" G: F& z
workers; and taxi drivers. |
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