Question

In which occupations does workplace violence occur most commonly? What are some common risk factors that may increase violence on the job?

Answer 1

In occupations such as Healthcare, Construction sites, Social services, Criminal Justice Organizations, even at Traditional workplaces such as in IT sector, Banking, etc., workplace violence can take place in various forms such as Threatening behavior, Verbal or Physical assaults, Harassments, etc. Following are certain common risk factors that may increase the violence on the job:

• Administrating the monetary flow of the Business
• Dealing with various Public or clients on the front desk
• Offering of educational services
• The workplace being mobile in nature
• Organizational change
• Working with ill-persons such as substance-abused or mental patients, etc.