For support following a victimization, contact your supervisor or local
law enforcement. For additional information, visit the following Web sites:
National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
NIOSH seeks to prevent work-related disease and injury by conducting research,
making recommendations, disseminating information, and providing training
to occupational safety and health professionals. The site is also available
in Spanish.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration, and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Federal Protective Service
FPS is responsible for policing, securing, and ensuring a safe environment in which federal agencies can conduct their business by reducing threats posed against the more than 8,800 federal facilities nationwide.
On March 1, 2003, FPS, formally under the General Services Administration (GSA), was transitioned to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
OSHA establishes and enforces workplace protective standards and provides
employers and employees with technical assistance and consulting programs. The OSHA Web site offers many services, including an outreach page, an OSHA Web site version in Spanish, electronic tools (such as PowerPoint presentations and CD–ROMs),
and many pubications and online resources such as—
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS)
BLS produces statistical data regarding the social and economic conditions
of the Nation. The Web site includes at-a-glance tables and survey profiles
on workplace violence.
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