Health Care Workplace Violence Resources & References

CDC NIOSH Website on Workplace Safety & Health

• NIOSH on EMS Workers
• NIOSH on Hazardous Drug Exposures in Health Care
• NIOSH on Health and Safety Practices of Health Care Workers
• NIOSH on Health Care Workers
• NIOSH on Occupational Violence
• NIOSH on Stress at Work

OSHA

• Health Care Workplace Violence
• OSHA Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers (PDF - 60 pages)
• Workplace Violence Safety and Health TOPICS
• Health Care Wide Hazards: Workplace Violence - This is a set of OSHA eTools for the hospital setting. It contains a variety of health care setting specific sections.
• Preventing Workplace Violence in Health Care: Worker Safety in Hospitals - This material offers strategies and tools intended to complement OSHA's Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers, updated in 2015. The Guidelines describe the five components of an effective workplace violence prevention program, with extensive examples.
• Hospital eTool Workplace Violence Checklist - This is an example of a checklist that an employer might use or modify to help identify potential workplace violence problems.
• Hospital eTool Workplace Violence Incident Report Form - This is an example of a form which an employer might use or modify to help report a potential workplace violence problem.
• US Department of Labor - OSHA Workplace Violence Safety Tips
  
  • Active Shooter Plan Template

US Office for Victims of Crime

• Helping Victims of Mass Violence and Terrorism Toolkit

KHA Active Shooter Guidance Resources

Oregon Hospitals and Health Systems Workplace Safety Initiative

• Initiative Website
• PowerPoint Presentation
• Workplace Violence Prevention Toolkit