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Workplace Violence—Regulation, Enforcement, and Prevention-EHS Daily

Workplace Violence—Regulation, Enforcement, and Prevention
By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Jul 5, 2023 EHS Administration, Personnel Safety

An active shooter can show up at any workplace, but some industries and workplaces like health care and social assistance have higher risks for violence.

A former employee shows up at the workplace and shoots five workers, killing four, before driving to another former employer’s place of business to kill three others.

A patient in a behavioral health facility jumps over a nurse’s station and stabs an employee with a pair of scissors.

A patient, attempting to leave a substance abuse facility, throws a chair at a mental health associate and three nurses; another patient kicks a nurse in the stomach; and a patient repeatedly smashes a mental health associate’s head into an air conditioning unit, resulting in a concussion.

Workplace violence may be seemingly random or all too predictable. Are you ready? Click here to learn more about this important safety topic published in EHS Daily Advisor, June, 2023.

Heidi

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