Workplace violence and the facility manager / by Joseph F. Gustin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gustin, Joseph F., 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence in the workplace.

Facility management.

Plant engineering.

Industrial safety.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 294 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

This book contains practical, comprehensive, and effective guidance and advice on the issue of workplace violence. It is written in plain language and in a non-theoretical, reader-friendly format for quick and easy reference. Topics include the risk factors that contribute to workplace violence, as well as the effects of violence. The book discusses procedures for assessing threat as well as strategies for preventing violence and handling the consequences when necessary. It also examines situations such as domestic violence and the workplace and racial and sexual harassment and explains the new OSHA directive on investigation workplace violence.

Contents:

Chapter 1

Violence in the Workplace Chapter 2

Workplace Violence

A Safety Issue Chapter 3

What's at Stake Chapter 4

Developing the Program Chapter 5

Developing the Plan Chapter 6

The Legal Ramifications Chapter 7

Domestic Violence Chapter 8

Racial Harassment. Chapter 9

Sexual Harassment Chapter 10

Disability Harassment

Notes:

"River Publishers"

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-315121-3

1-003-15121-3

87-7022-250-9

9781003151210

OCLC:

1239742910