Citation

Thomas JL. J. Saf. Res. 1992; 23(2): 55-62.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, U.S. National Safety Council, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Occupational violent crime (OVC), specifically that represented by homicide data, has been studied by NIOSH and others for over 10 years. OVC-homicide data are currently collected through a national surveillance system; OVC-injury and rape data can only be gathered at the state level. Only one state level study of all categories of OVC predates and is used as a model for this Virginia study. Phase 1 of Virginia's study corroborates previous knowledge concerning the types of worksites at "high risk" of OVC; it also suggests several new industries that should be analyzed. An increasing number of calls for OSHA's regulation of OVC make it imperative that safety and risk-control professionals understand this category of risk and the state-of-the-practice for its control.