Four Categories of Workplace Violence四类工作场所暴力.pptVIP

Partners Maine Department of Labor Family Crisis Services Opportunity for Change A Different Choice Abuser Education Program Menswork/Family Violence Project Violence Intervention Partnership Objectives Identify ways in which offenders are using the workplace to further victimize intimate partners Identify/quantify performance, productivity, lost work time, work delays, and workplace accidents Examine current employer responses to offenders in the workplace Objectives (cont.) Determine frequency of workplace violence policies in effect in sample Examine offenders’ views on useful measure employers can implement to create safety and accountability Determine frequency and impact of offenders contacting victim at her workplace Process Voluntary participation from men in four BIPs (Cumberland and Kennebec Counties) 45 trained volunteer interviewers Informed Consent Confidentiality 80-question, 30 minute interview Employment Status of Participating Offenders Total interviewed – 152 Worked for employer – 124 Self- Employed – 22 Unemployed – 5 Retired - 1 Employment Types Construction, laborer Advertising Commercial fishing Education Government Public utility Printing press Restaurant/ food service Sales, retail and other Impact of Domestic Violence onOccupational Safety Health Figure 1: Self-reported effects of domestic abuse on work performance, concentration, and accidents/near-miss accidents Examples: Self-reported work accidents caused by pre-occupation with relationship Distracted, burned a fellow worker who missed work as a result Cut himself a few times with a knife Fell off scaffolding because he was thinking about incident that led to enrollment in BIP, couldn’t concentrate Injured himself with chainsaw, neglects duties at times Injured hand by not using proper tool, 12 stitches Examples: Self-reported work accidents caused by pre-occupation with relationship Hit a truck while thinking of wife and son While driving forklift, was on cell phone with vi