Protecting a workforce from workplace violence presents complicated challenges for employers. Workplace violence incidents can emanate from myriad sources: a stranger, a customer, patient, or a ...

A comprehensive plan that the University has developed and implemented to prevent workplace violence. The plan includes procedures for reporting, investigating, and responding to incidents of ...

Cal/OSHA recently issued a revised draft of its general industry workplace violence prevention standard, offering the clearest indication yet of ...

California’s SB553, the nation’s first comprehensive and multi-industry workplace violence prevention law, has been in effect for almost a year. Many other states are following suit with their own ...

Workplace violence prevention remains a key issue across industries, particularly in healthcare. Becker’s has reported at least five hospital shootings in 2025. States are stepping in with legislation ...

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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 ...

The growing impact of workplace violence in the United States is profound, leading to physical injuries and psychological trauma for employees and substantial economic losses to employers.

An overview of California’s workplace violence prevention plan (WVPP) law, which requires employers to implement written WVPPs, conduct employee training, and maintain incident logs and other records ...

In the early 2000s, I was conducting a security assessment at a healthcare facility when I observed a telling moment in the waiting room. A mother, visibly stressed, had just learned from the ...

Workplace violence prevention now demands integrated strategies that blend training, governance, technology, and cultural initiatives. Industry leaders and regulatory bodies stress early risk ...

Ivette Palomeque has endured plenty of threats as a registered nurse in Houston, but she’s still shaken by the memory of a family threatening to shoot her and her colleagues at a local hospital. The ...