Saturday, March 12, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
WORK PLACE VIOLENCE
INCIDENCE
Name of the victim organization=DAIMLER CHRYSLER TOLEDO OHIO
Notes: Criminal and the victims belong to the organization mentioned above
PROFILE OF THE CRIMINAL
- Name: Myles Meyers
Age: 54 years
Occupation: Jeep repairer
PROFILE OF VICTIMS:
- Name: Yiesha Martin
Age: 27 years
Occupation: Stock supervisor
- Name: Roy Thacker
Age: 50 years
Occupation: Supervisor
- Name: Paul Medle
Age: 41 years
- Name: Mike Toney
Age: 45 years
Occupation: Supervisor
- Name: Carrie Wooggerman
Age: 24 years
Occupation: Supervisor
SCENARIO:
Myles Meyers entered into the Daimler Chrysler Toledo, assembly plant with an intention to kill the 3 supervisor Toney, Thacker and Woggerman with double barrel shot gun. Myles told stock supervisors Yiesha Martin of his intention and asked her to call them. She was afraid but could not help herself out. He shot Thacker first, then Toney .He also attempted on woggerman but pul came to rescue and became victim. Finally he shot himself. Out of the 3 injured, only Thacker died. Paul Medin filed sue against Toledo
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE:
This is not a single case of violence at workplace. 2 years had Dong William, an employee at LOCKHEAD MARTIN shot 6 workers to death and 8 wounded and suicide while attending an ethics meeting.
- In 2oo5,according to OSHA report, there were 20,000 assaults and 792 homicides in
- Every year ½ of the
FIELDS OF SUCH VIOLENT ACTIVITIES
- It results in the loss of the precious life of people or sometimes permanent disability.
- Not only the victim, but their families also suffer from many problems in which financial problem are at the top.
- Brings feeling of terror in society which affects the performance of employees.
- It generates long lasting effects e.g. trapping in legal investigations etc.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
CATEGORIES OF VIOLENCE AT WORKPLACE
The crimes at work place have 4 categories
1.-Dis granted Employees
When employees is subjected to wrongfully treatment by an employer. The reactions may b increase with absenteeism, repeated violations of company policies, over reaction and over resistance.
2-Crime by un known assailants:
Crime by unknown persons who are others employees. These people are outsiders who may be involved in robberies, rapes, assenters and homicides etc
3-Domestic Displayed Violence
When the crime is committed by any one of the employee in organization. This may be due to personal gradges, jealousy factor, taunts and derogatory remands etc.
4-Sexual Harassment
Physical assorts and rapes are included in this.
The following are the common ways by which the employees can bring suits against employers after being victimized at work.
1-Identification Agreement
It is the agreement signed by the companies to transfer the liability of injuries, damages and losses to 3rd part ,most probably to the insurance company .If any violent incidence occur, the company under such agreement would not bed liable rather the 3rd party would identify the loss.
2-Negligent hiring and negligence Retention
Negligent hiring occurs when the company does not do background investigation and negligent retention is when the company becomes aware of the intention of employee’s criminal activities and knowing he is a threat ,skill allows him to survive at the work place.
SUGGESTED STEPS TO MINIMIZE SUCH CRIMES
According to OSHA, it is the violence or the threat of violence against workers, which can happen at or outside the workplace and usually manifests as verbal abuse physical assaults and homicides.
STEPS
Following are the roles which can be played in organization to prevent such violent acts
!- Enforce maximum security by installing alarms and survive lances videos on property.
2-To avoid outsiders to access the employees must be given ID badges, electronic access cards etc.
3- Security guards should be appointed at work place.
4-Education should give to employees regarding ethical boundaries.
5-Awareness must be generated among people to avoid visiting places which are not secure.
6-Provide escort or police assistance at parking lots.
7-Develop liaison with local police so if in trouble. The help is real
8-Safety and ethical meetings should be held.
9-Metal detectors should be installed.
WHY ONLY 1% ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ANTI-VIOLENCE FORMAL POLICIES
Because formal policies for ant violent acts are difficult to make. First of all we don’t have much qualified people in this particular field. Secondly it is difficult to define the limits / boundaries of violent activities to make law against them e.g. before 10-15 years there was no concept of suicide attacks but now the whole world is facing this violent activity.
Formation as well as implementation is also difficult because it brings high cost to the organization and its expenses and then there is no guarantee of the 100% results of the rules because of their unlimited boundary.
CAN METAL DETECTORS INFRINGE EMPLOYEES PRIVACY?
Yes such precautionary measures like metal detectors infringe too much on individual privacy but for the sake of security of life employees should not mind it.
Any company can take as maximum possible safety measures as it can but still there is no guarantee that any violent act can’t be done. But most of the organization doesn’t spend much on this issue because of very costly procedures.
WHAT COULD BE POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR PERSON'S INTENTIONS FOR WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
There may be economical, societal, physcological and organizational issues.
ECONOMICAL
Over stress population, down sizing, massive layoffs, growth off technology, recession, massive mergers, post modernism and unemployment.
SOCIETAL
Changing society, violence on TV and in non competitors.
PSHYLOGICAL
Conspiracy due to employment who have experience, emotional physical, sexual abuse from childhood.
ORGANIATION
Management style such as authoritarian or autocratic polarization between employees managers, lack of forum to address grievances, threats of violence ,creativity and new ideas being discharged decimation.
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