{"id":1117,"date":"2022-04-27T00:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T04:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timothydimoff.com\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2022-04-27T11:34:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T15:34:28","slug":"preventing-workplace-violence-healthcare-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timothydimoff.com\/2022\/04\/27\/preventing-workplace-violence-healthcare-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing Workplace Violence in the Healthcare Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
Physical assaults and threatening or violent behaviors are growing problems in the healthcare workplace. That is why workplace prevention violence<\/a> in and around hospitals and healthcare facilities is a fundamental need, especially in today\u2019s climate.<\/p>\n The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)<\/a> indicates that healthcare and social service workers face a significant risk of job-related violence. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the healthcare industry has more assaults and violent acts than any other industry, causing more time away from work (see chart below) \u2013 and it\u2019s on the rise.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Work-related assaults and other incidents of workplace violence primarily result from violent behavior from patients, clients, and residents in healthcare and social service settings. If your employees work with people who have a history of violence or who have abused drugs or alcohol, or if they work with the public or with stressed-out relatives of patients, they may be at increased risk for workplace violence.<\/p>\n Management commitment and worker participation are essential when developing and maintaining an effective violence prevention program.<\/p>\n High-risk situations can include:<\/p>\n You should perform a job hazard analysis<\/a> to identify specific tasks or jobs that may put your employees at risk.<\/p>\n As in any business, management commitment and worker participation are essential when developing and maintaining an effective violence prevention program. Ensuring that both management and employees are involved in creating and operating a workplace violence program and that both participate in regular training is the key to making it work.<\/p>\n You should perform a job hazard analysis to identify specific tasks or jobs that may put your employees at risk, prioritizing those requiring administering medicine and transferring patients or residents. Also, conducting employee surveys to identify potential dangers may be helpful. Those on the front lines are uniquely equipped to articulate the risks they face and the dangerous behavior they encounter most often.<\/p>\n Here are 14 elements that should be part of your workplace violence prevention program:<\/p>\n Fill out his contact form <\/u>or call him at 330-730-3424 to help your organization learn a pragmatic approach to preventing workplace violence<\/a> in your hospital, urgent care, or assisted living facility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Physical assaults and violent behaviors are growing problems in the healthcare workplace, so preventing workplace violence is important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5414,"featured_media":1120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,419],"tags":[422,46,45],"yoast_head":"\nIncreased Risk Factors<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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