,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Ellen Ridley-Hooper,Family Crisis Services,John Rioux,Maine Department of Labor,Kim C.Lim,Ph.D.,Maine Department of Labor,Impact of Domestic Violence on OSH:,A Pilot Study of Offenders in Maine Batterer Intervention Programs,Partners,Maine Department of Labor,Family Crisis Services,Opportunity for Change,A Different Choice,Abuser Education Program,Menswork/Family Violence Project,Violence Intervention Partnership,Objectives,Identify ways in which offenders are using the workplace to further victimize intimate partners,Identify/quantify performance,productivity,lost work time,work delays,and workplace accidents,Examine current employer responses to offenders in the workplace,Objectives,(cont.),Determine frequency of workplace violence policies in effect in sample,Examine offenders views on useful measure employers can implement to create safety and accountability,Determine frequency and impact of offenders contacting victim at her workplace,Process,Voluntary participation from men in four BIPs(Cumberland and Kennebec Counties),45 trained volunteer interviewers,Informed Consent,Confidentiality,80-question,30 minute interview,Employment Status of Participating Offenders,Total interviewed 152,Worked for employer 124,Self-Employed 22,Unemployed 5,Retired-1,Employment Types,Construction,laborer,Advertising,Commercial fishing,Education,Government,Public utility,Printing press,Restaurant/food service,Sales,retail and other,Impact of Domestic Violence onOccupational Safety&Health,Figure 1:Self-reported effects of domestic abuse on work performance,concentration,and accidents/near-miss accidents,Frequency,A,:Job performance affected by DV (41%),B:Lacked Concentration (48%),C:Accidents or Near Misses(19%),Examples:Self-reported work accidents caused by pre-occupation with relationship,Distracted,burned a fellow worker who missed work as a result,Cut himself a few times with a knife,Fell off scaffolding because he was thinking about incident that led to enrollment in BIP,couldnt concentrate,Injured himself with chainsaw,neglects duties at times,Injured hand by not using proper tool,12 stitches,Examples:Self-reported work accidents caused by pre-occupation with relationship,Hit a truck while thinking of wife and son,While driving forklift,was on cell phone with victim,hit and knocked over stacks of heavy materials,On cell phone with victim,smashed into vehicle in front of him,Went to work drunk,cut finger,Chainsaw cut through safety chaps,Forgot key safety step when working with explosive occupational materials,suffered burns,Examples:Self-Reported Near Misses,Almost crashed companys vehicle,Almost fell off ladder,Almost fell off roof 40 feet above ground,saved by safety harness,Broke power equipment while distracted,Forgot to tie fellow roofer worker off,could have fallen several stories,Examples:Self-Reported Near Misses,Angrily handling sharp and dangerous occupational tools,could have injured fellow worker who said“You should get your head together.,Using a torch,not paying attention,almost harmed self,Several near collisions due to lack of attention while driving,Figure 2:Additional self-reported OSH issues,Frequency,A:Sexual harassment(4%)B:Aggressive behavior(12%),C:Substance abuse(13%),Figure 3:Brought Weapons To Work,Frequency,A:Rifle/shotgun B:Handgun C:Knife,Impact of Domestic Abuse on Productivity and Misuse of Company Resources,Figure 5:Self-reported impact of DV on productivity and absences,Frequency,A:DV affected job performance(41%)B:Late for work (41%),C:DV affected concentration (48%)D:Took unpaid leave (64%),Figure 6:Self-reported impact of DV on productivity and absences,Frequency,A:Left early/check up (11%)B:Caused work delay (24%),C:Altered attendance record (4%)D:Used paid leave(26%),Examples:Self-reported impact of DV on concentration,Always thinking of partner,hard to focus on work,Angry,thrown off track,would last through end of shift if he couldnt reach her,Would be late after an argument,too distracted and upset to work effectively,Hard to meet sales quota,preoccupied,Jumpy and irritated,Ended up with shortage in cash drawer,Made 187 calls in one month to victim from office,warned by employer,Could produce 8-10 paint jobs a day,when distracted would do two fewer,Examples:Self-reported impact of DV on concentration,Hard to concentrate on highly risky job,Participant would visualize wife in bed with someone else and get worked up to the point he could not visit customers,“Youd call and shed hang up on you,yeah,it would be hard to concentrate.,Wondering where she was,especially if he called her at work and she wasnt there,Ran hundreds of thousands of ad copy for a major customer,missing a page,Figure 7:Use of company resources to contact partner during work time,Frequency,A:Company phone(77%)B:Company Cell(23%),C:Company car (25%)D:Stopped at house on clock(26%),Figure 8:Use of