According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), homicide is now the third highest work-related cause of death. The agency firmly recommends any measure to implement a "zero tolerance" workplace violence policy.

According to an OSHA fact sheet, workplace violence prevention is a hazard prevention requirement under the 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1), the OSH Act's General Duty Clause.

Under the General Duty clause, employers are required to provide a form of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards. Personnel Concepts Preventing Workplace Violence Poster helps employees cope with potentially violent situations in the workplace and provides guidelines to follow before the violence escalates. It also includes an area to supply the local police number.

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