ABSTRACT
In recent years, several new and emerging risks have surfaced that require the attention and assessment of the safety professional including the areas of workplace terrorism, workplace violence, bioterrorism, and cyberterrorism. Our changing workplace, with new technologies and global economies, has opened the pandora’s box to new risks which were virtually unheard of in past years. Our employees and team members of today are substantially different from their fathers and grandfathers and the expectations of today’s workforce is substantially different. Our direct link society, with CNN and instant access internet, has opened the door to the potential of incidents performed to acquire media attention for a cause or fringe position. Safety professionals today must assess these potential risks to their operations and facilities and take appropriate measures within the framework of their proactive and preventative designs to minimize these new and emerging risks.
