are in the same broad category of health and safety, or hazards thereto. As such, bullying is to be recognized as part of risk management in the workplace. During risk assessment procedures, bullying potential and practices should therefore be distinguished and mitigated with targeted procedures and rules for workplace behavior.
             The South Australia Central document (2006) advising employees on issues relating to workplace bullying puts forward the following definition of bullying, as it appears in the Australian Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act of 1986, Section 55A (1):
             Workplace bullying means any behavior that is repeated, systematic and directed towards an employee or group of employees that a reasonable person, having regard to the circumstances, would expect to victimize, humiliate, undermine or threaten and which creates a risk to health and safety.
             As such, workplace bullying can affect not only the emotional, but also the mental and physical health of the person being victimized by workplace bullies. This will be considered in more depth when the effects of workplace bullying on the individual and the company are discussed.
             Namie & Namie (2003) emphasis that workplace bullying is not only harmful to the
             health of employees, their relationships in the workplace, and the organization, but is also illegitimate and should therefore be treated as such. Workplace bullying occurs when employees experience their bosses or coworkers
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