Highlighting the importance of developing policies and procedures that address workplace violence, EHS Today examines some of the deadliest workplace shootings of the last four decades.
Of the 4,383 workers who died on the job last year, 767 were the victims of workplace violence, according to preliminary 2012 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That number includes 463 homicides and 225 suicides.
The vast majority of the homicides (81 percent) and nearly half of the suicides (48 percent) were shootings.
Highlighting the importance of developing policies and procedures that address workplace violence, EHS Today examines some of the deadliest workplace shootings of the last four decades.
This article covers the key steps to build a reliable SDS management program, from organizing your inventory and sourcing updated SDS to ensuring easy access and regular maintenance...
It's time to get a bit more granular and start to examine the types of metrics EHS departments should be tracking, starting with lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR).
