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external violence

Definition:

type of violence exercised against a person at the workplace by individuals not belonging to the company

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Context:

For this reason, and due to certain past incidents involving Train Conductors, it became necessary to identify and assess the psychosocial risks faced by the staff. This evaluation has enabled to identify external violence as a high risk factor (a value greater than 3.5 on a scale of 1 to 5)

Term reference

EU-OSHA, Case studies "Assessing and tackling external violence at work", https://osha.europa.eu/en/tools-and-publications/publications/assessing-and-tackling-external-violence-at-work

Notes

can take different forms: abusive behaviour, verbal aggression, acts of violence (such as robberies). It endangers the health, safety and well-being of the workers concerned

Translations

  • Български: външно насилие
  • Čeština: vnější násilí
  • Dansk: ekstern vold
  • Deutsch: äußere Gewalt
  • Ελληνικά: εξωτερική βία
  • English: external violence
  • Español: violencia externa
  • Eesti: väline töövägivald
  • Suomi: asiakasväkivalta
  • Français: violence externe
  • Hrvatski: eksterno nasilje
  • Magyar: külső erőszak
  • Íslenska: utanaðkomandi ofbeldi
  • Italiano: violenza esterna
  • Lietuvių: išorinis smurtas
  • Latviešu: ārēja vardarbība
  • Malti: vjolenza esterna
  • Nederlands: geweld van derden
  • Norsk: vold fra tredjepart
  • Polski: przemoc zewnętrzna
  • Português: violência externa
  • Română: violență din partea unor persoane din afara locului de muncă
  • Slovenčina: externé násilie
  • Slovenščina: zunanje nasilje
  • Svenska: externt våld