One of the more intimidating safety-related responsibilities that may fall to HR managers is preparing for and dealing with issues of workplace violence.
Active-shooter incidents grab the headlines. Just this January, seven current or former co-workers were killed by a mushroom farm worker in Half Moon Bay, Calif. The past two years have also seen the deaths of six employees at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va.; nine at the Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, Calif.; and eight at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, all at the hands of current or former employees.
