Workplace violence is violence or the threat of violence against workers. It can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicide.

This definition is very broad and includes a wide range of behavior such as:

• Threatening, intimidating, abusive, harassing, or violent behavior that is verbal, written, or physical toward others, including co-workers, customers, contractors, suppliers, and visitors to the company
• Physically fighting, including pushing, shoving, slapping and punching, on company premises or while conducting company business
• Possessing firearms, explosives, or other weapons that are intended by their design or function to inflict fatal injury
• Willfully destroying company property or the property of others engaged in company business
• Engaging in acts of sabotage designed to damage the effectiveness of the company or any individual associated with it.

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