Workplace safety now places on par with the opportunity for
advancement, when it comes to employee satisfaction. In a recent survey
published by Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations, New York,
workplace violence was viewed as the greatest security concern to
businesses. The study also ranks, in order of greatest concern, the
following threats:
- Workplace Violence
- Business Interruption/Disaster Recovery
- Terrorism (global and domestic)
- Internet/Intranet Security
- Employee Selection/Screening Concerns
- Fraud/White-Collar Crime
- Unethical Business Conduct
- General Employee Theft
- Property Crime (external theft, vandalism)
- Drugs/Alcohol in the Workplace
Total costs associated with workplace violence are estimated at $36 billion annually.
