Workplace Violence Prevention
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Learn more about the bill would mandate that OSHA create a federal standard requiring health care and social service employers to develop and implement comprehensive workplace violence prevention plans.
Sign on: Prevent workplace violence against health care workers
Sign our petition to urge Congress to pass legislation to prevent workplace violence and make our health care facilities safer for frontline health care workers and our patients.
Report: High and rising rates of workplace violence and employer failure to implement effective prevention strategies is contributing to the staffing crisis
NNU's survey results reveal majority of nurses have experienced workplace violence, with nearly half seeing a rise in rates in the past year.
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What is workplace violence?
Workplace violence is an occupational hazard that occurs frequently in health care workplaces. It can be any act of violence or threat of violence that occurs within the worksite or while an employee is doing their job.
Workplace violence prevention: Safe staffing is a key measure
Workplace violence is significantly more likely to happen when units are short-staffed and when nurses have heavy workloads. Read our fact sheet to learn more.
Injury to None
This brief is a comprehensive overview of what workplace violence is, including summaries of the leading research to date on its prevalence, impacts, and prevention, and details how we are working to stop it.
Workplace violence prevention tips
Here’s advice from five nurses who have been working on mitigating and preventing workplace violence at their facilities.
California regulations are a model for the nation
In California, employers are required by law to have comprehensive, unit-specific workplace violence prevention plans in place.
We need your help to pass The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act and strengthen protections for health care workers in their workplaces. Take action by sending a letter to your members of Congress today.
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