Talk is cheap.
So when Gregg Miller urges employers to talk with workers about workplace violence, he's recommending a low-cost first step toward dealing with the problem. The Facts In a work force of nearly 3 million, Wisconsin had seven workplace homicides out of 105 work-related fatalities in 1999. Workplace homicides occur in all industries at any time of day. The challenge of protecting workers from workplace violence is to engage them in the issue so they watch out for themselves better, says Miller, a consultant on the issue to private industry and government agencies. Miller is project coordinator for professional development and applied studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.