What the source explains
The collection introduces the workplace-violence problem and links to tools on prevention, practical implementation and connections with other safety goals. It is designed to help healthcare organisations build a comprehensive approach. Its legal setting is the United States; references to US employers, regulation and historical injury data should stay within that context. The useful transferable idea is to organise prevention as a programme rather than as isolated purchases.
Using this reading in your hospital
Start a resource register with a short note explaining why each selected document matters. Give every planned intervention a responsible person and a review date. A checklist completed once should lead to work, not become a substitute for it.
A question for your team
Which programme component is currently missing: ownership, hazard review, controls, training or evaluation?
Original source
- United States resource hub · Preventing workplace violence in healthcare ↗Occupational Safety and Health Administration · Source checked 2026-09-10
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