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This section addresses job-related health and safety concerns with focus on control of communicable and infectious diseases; oversees and implements occupational safety concerns and coordinates and promotes employee wellness activities. The Workforce Violence Coordinator is also part of this unit and provides staff with assistance following a traumatic workplace incident.
A 1997 study by the U.S. Department of Justice found that correctional officers had the fourth highest incidence of violent incidents per 1,000 workers during a recent five-year period. Correctional personnel also have higher levels of work-related stress than other occupations. The Department established a Workplace Violence Prevention Unit as part of the Employee Health/Wellness/Safety Section to develop and implement Department-wide programs to respond to staff's needs as they relate to violence in the workplace.
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