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Some 2 million American workers are victims( B3 B' a: Q8 }* ^% c
of workplace violence each year. Workplace
4 Y2 a- E ]6 Y' B v& rviolence can strike anywhere, and no one is0 i% ?( u8 r, Z, O$ s7 L
immune. Some workers, however, are at$ M" k4 f/ P5 n3 L8 t
increased risk. Among them are workers who: [) v6 E+ j4 \" Z
exchange money with the public; deliver
- J9 O9 O g% Dpassengers, goods, or services; or work alone or L7 Y4 m' ^. [+ B
in small groups, during late night or early: |1 @ C; t- ]$ f) p
morning hours, in high-crime areas, or in
$ m4 l* ~5 w1 |' ?' z, q5 R& Ecommunity settings and homes where they have
5 \2 T, S" p$ Kextensive contact with the public. This group( o' l9 H: U* H, H9 W( a
includes health-care and social service workers
, a- w* y( }+ w5 N8 msuch as visiting nurses, psychiatric evaluators,
% H2 e( I! J: s9 yand probation officers; community workers such
# M0 V5 R( ?' q: I3 h! ^. s) v, eas gas and water utility employees, phone and1 a! |/ Y I" ?% Q
cable TV installers, and letter carriers; retail+ k$ i3 t% z8 j+ r) U" i! B
workers; and taxi drivers. |
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