How Can Video Security Prevent Workplace Suicides
By Brad | September 27, 2009
According to the Labor Department, workplace suicides have risen to 251 incidents last year, which is the highest statistics reported since the group started tracking these situations in 1992. While it’s clear these difficult economic times can lead to more suicides for people without well established support groups of family, friends or co-workers there are things companies can do to help protect their employees.
Video security systems can help employers notice many things about their employees. First, they can easily be paired with other security products to ensure employees are unable to bring weapons into the building. While it’s clear suicide can occur without a weapon (overdose or other dangers persist), video security can ensure workplace suicide won’t occur with a gun or other deadly weapon.
Employers might be able to see changes in a behavior pattern of employees with a video security system and be able to intervene before suicide is presented as an option for a depressed employee. Employees who withdraw, verbally attack others or are aggressive and reckless should be monitored very closely.
In addition to assisting with trying to prevent workplace suicide, video security can be an effective way to protect the other employees who work with depressed co-workers. Sometimes before an employee will commit suicide they open fire on their co-workers with their weapon. Thus, video security can help protect the other areas of the building and alarm other workers of any workplace violence occurring in the area so they can get to safety without being harmed by the depressed co-worker.
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