Prioritizing safety helps protect staff from harm and demonstrates leadership’s commitment to their well-being.

Indiana hospitals combat workplace violence in health care through renewed efforts to protect health care workers ...

California’s workplace violence prevention standards (general industry) went into effect in July 2024. Other than a few limited exceptions, the new workplace violence prevention requirements apply ...

Several states have passed hospital workplace violence bills in recent weeks, adding to the growing list of states working to enhance healthcare employee safety. Most recently, on May 19 ...

A speech concerning violence prevention in the workplace should discuss the number of workers and families affected by violence as well as what can be done to put a stop to violent behavior.

The report, “The Burden of Violence to U.S. Hospitals: A Comprehensive Assessment of Financial Costs and Other Impacts of Workplace and Community Violence,” was prepared for the AHA by ...

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective July 1, 2025, Virginia's new Workplace Violence Prevention Law, encompassing Senate Bill 1260 and House Bill 2269, mandates that healthcare ...

At Carson City, Nev.-based Carson Tahoe Health, leaders and front-line staff volunteer to participate in the system’s workplace violence prevention committee. “We gained so much interest that ...

Workplace violence refers to the physical assault of a fellow employee or even the threat of violence outside or around the workplace, according to the Occupational Health and Safety ...