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Preventing workplace violence & harassment

A new U.N.-related treaty broadly redefines the “world of work”

August 1, 2019

Delegates at the International Labour Conference (ILC) overwhelmingly adopted (439 for, 7 against) on June 21, 2019, the Violence and Harassment Convention and Recommendation. The new convention views occupational safety and health (OSH) as a subset of overall work well-being.

OSHA finds psychiatric hospital allegedly fails to live up to settlement agreement

August 21, 2017

A Massachusetts behavioral health facility faces $207,690 in proposed penalties from OSHA for violations found while conducting a follow-up inspection.

NIOSH offers workplace violence prevention for nurses

August 21, 2017

This free, interactive course is designed to help healthcare workers better understand the scope and nature of violence in the workplace. Upon successful completion of the course, healthcare professionals can earn continuing education units.

Data-driven approach may reduce violence to hospital workers

January 19, 2017

A worksite intervention using unit-level data on violent events can lead to lower risks of patient-to-worker violence and injury to hospital staff, suggests a study in the January Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

A NIOSH Science Blog post

‘Tis the season for shopping and safety

November 29, 2016

‘Tis the season for shopping and for working—specifically in retail. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2015, 4.6 million Americans worked in retail sales while 3.4 million more worked as cashiers, making up almost six percent of total U.S. employment.

Cal. moves ahead with a workplace violence standard for healthcare industry

November 30, 2015

In October of 2010, a psychiatric technician was strangled by a patient at Napa State Hospital and a Registered Nurse working at a Contra Costa County jail in Martinez, California died as a result of being assaulted by an inmate.

Preventing workplace violence

A matter that concerns us all

August 7, 2014

The Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), in collaboration with Recherche sur les interrelations personnelles, organisationnelles et sociales du travail (or RIPOST, a research group on personal, organizational and social interrelations at work), is launching a web site that offers a practical, proven process for sustainably preventing workplace violence in all types of organizations.

Four essentials of workplace violence training

August 6, 2014

No company is immune to workplace violence so every company should prepare for it and, clearly, prevention of workplace violence training is essential. Four essential components that training should cover:

On Demand Learn how to harness the power of visual communication to create a resilient safety culture and keep employees connected, informed, invested, and safe as they re-enter the workplace.

OSHA enforcement is not anticipated to let up anytime soon. This webcast will focus on the agency’s latest and upcoming activities affecting general industry and construction.