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Workplace Violence is a serious safety and health issue. Its most extreme form, homicide, is the third-leading cause of fatal occupational injury in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), there were 551 workplace homicides in 2004 in the United States, out of a total of 5,703 fatal work injuries.
Workplace violence has been increasing in the news in recent years. Workplace violence is usually carried out by disgruntled employees, spouses or other people close to the employee. Incidences involving former boyfriends or girlfriends often perpetrate violence in the workplace. Many employers do not have the expertise, information and qualified professional staff to reduce or recognize the potential for a violent incident in the workplace. This is where Merrill's all-inclusive investigation methods will help you reduce the risks associated with workplace violence. If the employer makes a decision to conduct an administrative investigation, it is important to use a qualified and experienced professional workplace violence investigator. Merrill's Investigations will conduct the investigation in a fair and objective manner. The investigation shall be conducive to developing truthful responses to issues that may surface. It shall be conducted with full appreciation for the legal considerations that protect individual privacy. Merrill's Investigation's comprehensive investigation methods will help you reduce the risks created by workplace violence. |


Thousands of employees are harassed, intimidated, threatened and
verbally or physically attacked each day and in some cases these
incidents result in serious injuries or death in the workplace.