Citation

Peek-Asa CL, Casteel CH, Rugala E, Romano S, Ramirez MR. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2013; 55(11): 1305-1311.

Affiliation

From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Injury Prevention Research Center (Drs Peek-Asa and Ramirez), University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Department of Epidemiology and Injury Prevention Research Center (Dr Casteel), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Eugene A. Rugala & Associates (Mr Rugala), LLC, Beaufort, SC; and Stephen J. Romano & Associates (Mr Romano), LLC, Simpsonville, SC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182a3bac7

PMID

24164764

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:: We examined threat management investigations conducted by a large multinational company. METHODS:: The company provided a database, removing any identifiers, of investigations by the corporate Threat Management Teams in 2009 and 2010. Rates were calculated using worker population data. RESULTS:: During the 2-year study period, the company investigated threat management cases at a rate of 13.9 per 10,000 employees per year. Cases that activated a Threat Management Team were more likely to lead to corrective action (odds ratio = 2.0; 95% confidence interval = 1.08 to 3.87) and referral to the Employee Assistance Program (odds ratio = 4.8; 95% confidence interval = 3.00 to 7.77), but were not related to likelihood of termination. CONCLUSION:: When the multidisciplinary teams were involved, cases were more likely to result in some type of action but were not more likely to lead to termination.

Language: en