DESCRIPTION:
Conflicts in the workplace are not unusual. Co-workers don’t always see eye to eye, especially when their occupation is the only thing they have in common. On rare occasions, minor disputes can escalate to violent assaults. According to the Health & Safety Executive and the Office for National Statistics, almost 300,000 assaults were committed in the workplace between 2019 and 2020. While the majority of those attacks were committed by customers or strangers, 3% were committed by colleagues…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, audio editing assistance, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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Beat the System by Cody Martin
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Mighty Hand by Stephen Keech
Apex Program by Cody Martin
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REFERENCES:
HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/work-related-violence-report.pdf
NEWSBANK
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Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), February 7, 2023
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Manchester Evening News (England), March 7, 2019
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Chester Chronicle: Web Edition Articles (England), December 30, 2019
Chester Chronicle: Web Edition Articles (England), February 11, 2020
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South Wales Evening Post (Swansea, Wales), November 4, 2020
WalesOnline (Wales), March 22, 2021
WalesOnline (Wales), October 18, 2021
South Wales Evening Post (Swansea, Wales), October 19, 2021
WalesOnline (Wales), October 19, 2021
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), October 19, 2021
South Wales Evening Post (Swansea, Wales), October 20, 2021
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), October 20, 2021
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South Wales Evening Post (Swansea, Wales), October 22, 2021
WalesOnline (Wales), December 16, 2021
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DIGITAL ARTICLES
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/solicitor-stabbed-colleague-kitchen-knife-26171281
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