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Some 2 million American workers are victims
7 B0 z; l/ g) qof workplace violence each year. Workplace5 o M) \8 L" t/ f- A
violence can strike anywhere, and no one is
6 T6 B$ C: A$ Y# O2 B0 r# simmune. Some workers, however, are at
# y1 F+ W+ `. M) pincreased risk. Among them are workers who* J8 O* S# E" C0 O6 t& w* n' D& P
exchange money with the public; deliver
) M, j3 y( \3 Y2 {, qpassengers, goods, or services; or work alone or
; x7 Z7 N) c- R9 w u" p/ Z( tin small groups, during late night or early
# `. l* V! ?) K. M' |9 B* }morning hours, in high-crime areas, or in' k F3 w: }6 L! `
community settings and homes where they have
* d/ a2 b0 V) k% h, Xextensive contact with the public. This group2 L1 x$ a ?% l1 Q; Z
includes health-care and social service workers
( u2 z4 @' Y4 t& ^such as visiting nurses, psychiatric evaluators,
, D+ V: v, l3 e0 ~# eand probation officers; community workers such) G" t! m! a- s3 c. t
as gas and water utility employees, phone and
6 M# C% ^- d7 ~cable TV installers, and letter carriers; retail
, v! Y) o* x0 ~: tworkers; and taxi drivers. |
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