F
ind the main ideas and topics.
"I have to proof my paper
to see if it presents my ideas clearly. First I will read my paper
to see if everything is related to the topic."
| Workplace Violence
Violence is a major factor in injury
and death in the workplace. This paper will describe the
risk factors and prevention strategies for workplace violence.
Each week an average of 20 people are murdered and 18,000
injured at work. The definition of workplace violence
is violent acts, including physical assults and threats
of assult, directed toward persons at work or on duty.
Risk factors for workplace violence are:
contact with the public; exchange of money; delivery of
passengers, goods, or services; having a mobile workplace,
like a taxicab; working with unstable people in health
care, social service, or criminal justice settings; working
alone; working late at night; working in high crime areas;
or guarding valuable property. Circumstances contributing
to workplace violence include: robbery; disgruntled clients,
customers, patients, or inmates; violence by coworkers,
employees, or employers; and domestic violence that enters
the workplace. People use the term "going postal"
to describe workplace violence and that's not fair to
postal workers.
Workplace violence can be prevented by environmental designs,
administrative controls, and behavioral strategies. Environmental
designs include changing cash handling policies, physical
separation from customers, better lighting, security devices,
and personal protective equipment. Behavioral strategies
include conflict resolution and training employees to
make nonviolent responses.
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sk yourself if the paper is well organized.
"I think my
paper is well organized, but I forgot to mention administrative
controls in my last paragraph. I also need a sentence at the end
to wrap up the ideas of the paper."
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can each word and sentence.
"In the first paragraph, I think
the second sentence should be put at the end because it tells
what I'm going to cover in my paper. The last sentence of the
second paragraph doesn't belong. It's not related to the other
ideas and it gives my opinion. I will drop that sentence."
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T
ake the time to re-write.
"I will make these changes
in my paper. I will move the second sentence in the first paragraph.
Then I will expand my last idea to describe administrative controls
and include a wrap up sentence. I will also drop the sentence
about going postal."
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Workplace
Violence
Violence is a major factor in injury
and death in the workplace. Each week an average of 20
people are murdered and 18,000 injured at work. The definition
of workplace violence is violent acts, including physical
assaults and threats of assault, directed toward persons
at work or on duty.This paper will describe the risk factors
and prevention strategies for workplace violence.
Risk factors for workplace violence are
contact with the the public; exchange of money; delivery
of passengers, goods, or services; having a mobile workplace,
like a taxicab; working with unstable people in health
care, social service, or criminal justice settings; working
alone; working late at night; working in high crime areas;
or guarding valuable property. Circumstances contributing
to workplace violence include robbery; disgruntled clients,
customers, patients, or inmates; violence by coworkers,
employees, or employers; and domestic violence that enters
the workplaces.
Workplace violence can be prevented by
environmental designs, administrative controls, and behavioral
strategies. Environmental designs include changing cash
handling policies, physical separation from customers,
better lighting, security devices, and personal protective
equipment. Administrative controls might be changes in
staffing plans and work practices (e.g., escorting patients
or use of security guards). Behavioral strategies include
conflict resolution and training employees to make nonviolent
responses. These three prevention strategies will not
totally solve the problem of workplace violence, but they
should reduce the number of deaths and injuries in the
workplace.
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