Feeling physically safe at work is a luxury that many 9-to-5 employees often take for granted, but it’s one that doesn’t necessarily extend to workers in other industries.
More than half of frontline workers feel that the threat of physical harm is on the rise, and 40% claim they are more concerned about personal safety at work than they were a year ago, according to the 2023 Workplace Safety survey from security company Verkada. Nearly half of those frontline workers would quit their jobs if they could afford to, citing threats to their personal safety at work as the reason why.
