Health care workers are five times more likely to experience an injury from workplace violence than other professions. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines workplace ...

The bill has bipartisan support in the House of Representatives. The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Worker Act was introduced in Congress today. Healthcare and social ...

DENVER — State lawmakers will consider new legislation designed to help protect employees at health care facilities from violence in the workplace. “Everyone’s nerves are frayed. Everyone’s stressed.

A new bargaining chip appeared on the table as hospital employees in Iowa negotiated a new contract with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics—protection from patient attacks. Iowa’s increase ...

A bill in the Ohio legislature would require health systems and hospitals to create security plans for preventing workplace violence and handling aggressive behaviors. The Healthcare Workplace Safety ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has identified violence in healthcare settings as a significant occupational risk, and a new workplace violence standard for the healthcare ...

Frontline healthcare workers face a continued threat of violence, which puts staff well-being and patient care at risk. With violence incidents on the rise, a top priority for healthcare leaders is ...

UVA Health offers more than a dozen workplace violence resources on the health system's Situational Awareness Violent Event website. A workplace violence initiative at UVA Health has increased ...