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I was in Winnipeg last month at the Safety Services Manitoba SAFE Work Conference and was struck by how warmly I was received, even though it was minus 15 degrees outside! Read more »

I read an article recently about workplace bullying and the options targets of bullying have in dealing with this unwanted and troubling behavior. The advice offered in the article was simple; avoid confronting the bully because that will only make matters worse and that the best course of action a target of workplace bullying could take was to quit his job. I find this troubling. It sounds like we should throw in the towel and admit defeat to employees who exhibit bullying behaviors instead of addressing the problem.
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Have you ever been trapped in an elevator? Have you waited in a designated area only to be told that the department you were seeking has moved but the signage wasn’t changed? Have you had to throw away your personal belongings because the TSA deemed that they were too large, too liquidy, or too…something? Read more »

My 18-year-old son recently followed in the footsteps of his older brother and took a part-time job at a 24-hour service station on third shift. I drilled him, just as I drilled his brother before him, on what he would do if a customer or coworker became violent during his shift, whether he had been trained in violence response procedures, and whether he knew of any policies or procedures in place. One may think that I was being a helicopter parent, but given his circumstances, I hardly think so.
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On September 7th 2011, Maine Governor Paul LePage signed an executive order mandating that all state agencies develop a “Domestic Violence in the Workplace” policy.

And under a new project, “Domestic Violence Abusers in the Workplace,” the state is providing a free toolkit to Maine businesses to help discourage acts of domestic violence in the workplace. The toolkit includes a domestic violence facts sheet, a sample policy, and a video to help businesses recognize and respond to domestic violence abusers in the workplace. 
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