From mmreturn@magnetdev.com Wed Jan 27 06:29:51 2010 Return-Path: Received: from mail36.magnet101.com (mail36.magnet101.com [209.18.93.36]) by smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o0RETonk016387 for ; Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:29:50 -0800 Message-Id: <201001271429.o0RETonk016387@smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX> Received: from MAGNETMAIL4 (172.17.36.4) by mail36.magnet101.com id hc16tu0ir9cl for ; Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:29:49 -0500 (envelope-from ) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:29:48 -0500 From: mary@principalinvestigators.org To: Subject: Lab Violence: Lessons Learned X-TokenInfo-NoToken: X-Bps1: 4795766861 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_NextPart_000_907572_2010127_92948628" X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.8161:2.4.5,1.2.40,4.0.166 definitions=2010-01-27_09:2010-01-20,2010-01-27,2010-01-27 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=100 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-1001270087 --_NextPart_000_907572_2010127_92948628 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Workplace Violence: Lessons from the Yale Murder The tragic murder last year of a Yale graduate student in her laboratory pr= ovides a clear call to review and revamp security procedures and protocols= for night and weekend work by Principal Investigators(PI) and Grad Student= s. Thus this emergency audioconference is being convened to review and bols= ter the concepts and practicalities necessary for maximum safety for scient= ists working outside conventional hours. By their dedicated natures, PIs in all fields of science, and their ambitio= us and driven graduate students, have never been "clock watchers". Thus, t= heir pursuit of a hot new idea, or the drive to finalize some important res= earch, may lead them to be in their laboratories many nights and weekends. This can be fatiguing. Occasionally it's even "creepy" to be virtually al= one in the deserted and dimmed laboratory building. But these "off peak" ho= urs, with few colleagues around, can also present an actual increased risk= to the personal safety of the researchers. Their zeal for scientific prog= ress can distract the P.I.s, grad students, and their administrators from t= he need to maintain a high level of awareness and protection for personal s= ecurity. And over months, boredom and laxness can creep in, so that theore= tical security precautions are undermined or skipped entirely. Expert authority, Melissa Fletcher, Esq, has been assembled for this 60-min= ute audioconference to walk you through these crucial steps: =B7 Learn the Definition of Workplace Violence =B7 Identify the Warning Signs of Workplace Violence in Co-Workers =B7 Strategies to Make Your Workplace Safer =B7 Learn What Puts You at Risk in the Workplace =B7 And much more! Register Today at XXXXXXXprincipalinvestigators.org/audio_conference_0210.p= hp Economical: NO Travel Costs ~ NO Airfare ~ NO Hotels ~ NO Days Away Meet Your Expert Melissa Fleischer, Esq, founded HR Learning Center LLC. and provides preven= tive counseling and training on workplace issues. She is a frequent lecture= r on a wide range of employment law topics including seminars and workshops= on sexual harassment training, diversity training, FMLA/ADA training and w= orkplace violence prevention training. She is nationally recognized as an e= xpert in her field. Ms. Fleischer is also a Chapter Editor for the FMLA Tre= atise that has recently been published by BNA. She is a member of the Socie= ty for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and adjunct faculty for the Profess= ional Development Center of SUNY/Westchester Community College in Valhalla,= New York. Ms. Fleischer earned a juris doctor degree from The National Law= Center at the George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts degree, = cum laude, from New York University. Can't attend the live audio program? No problem, this conference is also available afterwards on CD, as an MP3 o= r a print transcript. Listen or read at your convenience. All handouts will= be available to you. 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The tragic murder last year of a Yale graduate student in her laborat= ory provides a clear call to review and revamp security procedures and pro= tocols for night and weekend work by Pri= ncipal Investigators (PI) and Grad Students. Thus this emergency audioc= onference is being convened to review and bolster the concepts and practica= lities necessary for maximum safety for scientists working outside conventi= onal hours.

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By their dedicated natures, PIs in all fields of science, and their a= mbitious and driven graduate students, have never been “clock watcher= s”. Thus, their pursuit of a hot new idea, or the drive to finalize = some important research, may lead them to be in their laboratories many nig= hts and weekends.

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This can be fatiguing. Occasionally it’s even “creepy&r= dquo; to be virtually alone in the deserted and dimmed laboratory building.= But these “off peak” hours, with few colleagues around, can al= so present an actual increased risk to the personal safety of the researc= hers. Their zeal for scientific progress can distract the P.I.s, grad stude= nts, and their administrators from the need to maintain a high level of awa= reness and protection for personal security. And over months, =0Aboredom a= nd laxness can creep in, so that theoretical security precautions are under= mined or skipped entirely.

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Expert authority, Melissa Fletcher= , Esq, has been assembled for this 60-minute to audioconference walk yo= u through these crucial steps:

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• Learn the Definition of Workplace Violence
• Identify the Warning Signs of Workplace Violence in Co-Workers
• Strategies to Make Your Workplace Safer
• Learn What Puts You at Risk in the Workplace
• And much more!

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Register Today!

Economical: NO Travel Costs ~ NO Airfare ~ NO Hotels ~ NO Days Away

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= Meet Your Expert

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Melissa Fleischer, Esq., founded HR Learning Center= LLC. and provides preventive counseling and training on workplace issues. = She is a frequent lecturer on a wide range of employment law topics includi= ng seminars and workshops on sexual harassment training, diversity training= , FMLA/ADA training and workplace violence prevention training. She is nati= onally recognized as an expert in her field. Ms. Fleischer is also a Chapte= r Editor for the FMLA Treatise that has recently been published by BNA. She= is a member of the =0ASociety for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and adj= unct faculty for the Professional Development Center of SUNY/Westchester Co= mmunity College in Valhalla, New York. Ms. Fleischer earned a juris doctor = degree from The National Law Center at the George Washington University and= a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from New York University.

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