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In 2017, more than 18,000 workplace assaults and 458 workplace homicides were reported, according to the National Safety Council. OSHA considers, “…any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site,” to be workplace violence. Despite the increasing risk of violence in the workplace, risk reduction is not a priority of many businesses. In order to combat violence, it is important that employers take this issue seriously and implement policies that can be referenced in the event that violence does occur.