INTRODUCTION
"You often hear that what a person doesn't know doesn't hurt, but in business what a person doesn't know does hurt."
Did you know that workplace violence has emerged as an important safety and health issue in today's workplace? According to the Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey, assaults and threats of violence against Americans at work number almost 2 million a year. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health reported that an average of 20 people are murdered and 18,000 are assaulted per year while working or on duty in the United States alone. Every workday, an estimated 16,400 threats are made, 723 workers are attacked and 43,800 are harassed.
Did you realize that in a study conducted by the Workplace Research Institute found that an annual cost to American businesses exceeds $36 billion? The calculations included the monetary cost of lost productivity, loss of life, injuries, counseling, legal fees, court awards, management time spent dealing with the crises and other factors resulting in actual cash losses to a business suffering from any type of workplace violence.
Do you know what you are up against when you hire someone? We will work directly with those you are considering hiring. Send your applicants to us and we will do a pre-employment screening on them including criminal checks, verifications of employment and education, and reference checking.
We keep our costs low and we have a quick turnaround time. We have different packages for you to choose from.
Save your time and money by requiring your applicants to get their background check done first.
Do you have concerns regarding fraudulent worker's compensation claims? We have licensed private investigators, some of whom have police and F.B.I. experience of over 20 years.
Do you have other needs such as credit reports, people location, traces, or motor vehicle record checks? Does your security program meet today's standards in preventing a crisis? We have former safety managers that will provide consulting regarding your security program.
Give us a try at F.Y.I.I.
Negligent hiring: failing to properly screen employees, resulting in the hiring of someone the courts could say had a history of violent and criminal acts.
Negligent retention: keeping an employee after the employer became aware of the employee's unsuitability and then failed to act on that knowledge.
Did you know that of civil suits filed on behalf of those injured in workplace violence, the average out-of-court settlement was $500,000 and an average of $3 million was jury awarded? Don't let this be you!
Take the right steps now to prevent workplace violence, negligence lawsuits, monetary losses due to negligent hiring worker's compensation fraud.
Minimize your high-risk situations.
Ensure your employees that they are safe in their workplace because you
have taken the appropriate measures to prevent danger.
Employers with effective grievance, harassment and security programs have
lower rates of workplace violence.
"Whoever said if it ain't broke don't fix it probably never heard of preventative maintenance."
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