Each category has unique characteristics. Workplace Violence Incidents of workplace violence may occur anywhere. Certain work environments, however, appear to be at greater risk. In general, persons working in service-related fields are more likely to be victims of workplace violence than those in manufacturing or industrial settings. In order to deal with the problem of workplace violence, it is essential that every business have a crisis management plan .
Most organizations have disaster plans to be implemented in the case of fire or natural disaster.
As the climate of violence increases in the workplace, however, these plans must be modified to address the problem of violent or threatening persons. About the Author Dr. Feldmann is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine. He is board certified in general psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. He is currently the principle investigator of a national study of workplace violence, and a study of the characteristics of hostage and barricade incidents. Dr. Feldmann has published over 70 scientific papers.