Workplace Violence and Terrorism: Best Practices for a New Reality

As part of the “Sodexo 2016 Workplace Trends Report,” this research explores the “new normal” of workplace violence, particularly the emergence of a fifth type of workplace violence — terrorism. Alongside implications for costs and risk factors, this new understanding also impacts future prevention efforts. The idea of transporting skills and lessons learned from safety and anti-terror disciplines into the workplace, alongside the adoption of an integrated approach transcending departmental functions, constitutes the new reality of workplace violence prevention.