Modify the job to make it safer. Change the work environment to make it less hazardous. Redesign the machinery to make it safer. Improve the selection, training and education of the workers. There are a million assaults including 20 murders a year in American places of work.
Homicides are the second leading cause of workplace deaths after motor vehicle crashes.
Homicide is the leading cause of workplace injury deaths among female workers. Hospitals, nursing homes, and social service agencies are worksites particularly prone to nonfatal assaults. Risk factors include working around money and valuables, working alone, and working late at night. Prevention of work-related violence involve changes in environmental design, administration policy, and worker behavior. Each year, more than 330,000 cases of occupational diseases are reported.