When I think about a safe workplace, I think first about systems to protect people from accidents. I think about PPE, lock-out tag-out systems, fall-protection harnesses, railings, guards, and all the ...

Healthcare accounts for nearly as many serious violent injuries as all other industries combined, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration. From 2002 to ...

Dr. Jacqueline Naeem of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation previews her upcoming HIMSS26 talk on how health systems can use EHR data to protect frontline staff.

Empathy-driven strategies, scenario-based training, and advanced technologies like AI can prevent and de-escalate workplace ...

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Workers are reporting more cases of workplace violence, and they expect their employers to take prevention measures far more ...

SB 553 mandates that Cal/OSHA propose a workplace violence prevention standard by December 31, 2025, with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board required to adopt the standard by December ...

Workplace violence continues to be a growing national concern and one of the leading causes of occupational fatalities. In 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 5,283 workplace ...

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Nearly one out of four U.S. employees have experienced workplace violence—and in some industries, that number is even higher. That’s why organizations must take a proactive approach to prevent ...

The directive, Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Incidents of Workplace Violence, also establishes procedures for conducting inspections in industries such as late-night retail ...

A 2022 U.S. government study found an annual average of 1.3 million nonfatal workplace violence incidents between 2015 and 2019. This is a rate of eight nonfatal violent crimes per 1,000 workers aged ...