Workplace Violence Rate Against Government Employees Three Times Greater than...
The average annual rate of workplace violence perpetrated against local, county, state, and federal government employees in 2011 was three times greater than that of private sector workers, according...
View ArticleWorkers Memorial Day Observed on April 28
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Workers Memorial Day is observed every year on April 28 and honors workers who have died on the job or who experienced hazardous exposures at work. The...
View ArticleOSHA Releases Update to Preventing Workplace Violence Guidelines
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released an update to its Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and...
View ArticleOn-Air Shooting of Journalists a Tragic Case of Workplace Violence
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The tragic shooting deaths of two journalists during a live on-air broadcast who worked for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, Virginia by a former colleague who was fired...
View ArticleTop Ten Deadliest Jobs in America Revealed
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn What are the top ten deadliest civilian jobs in America with the highest fatal work injury rates? A preliminary total of 4,679 fatal work injuries were...
View ArticleSuspect in Shootings at Maryland Business had History of Workplace Violence
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The man suspected of killing three of his co-workers and wounding two others at a business in Maryland on October 18, 2017, and then driving to Delaware...
View ArticleMore than 5,000 Fatal Workplace Injuries Occurred in United States in 2016
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) has revealed a total of 5,190 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2016 – a 7...
View ArticleCensus of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Shows Rise in Work-Related Deaths
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 17, 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released data from the 2018 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) that...
View ArticleFatal Work Injuries in United States Reached 12-Year High in 2019
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In December 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported there were 5,333 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in...
View ArticleDocuments Show San Jose Workplace Shooter had Problems at Work
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) – which operates bus and light rail services in the Santa Clara Valley – has released documents...
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