The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to focus on preventing workplace violence in hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare settings, ...

WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a directive on Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Incidents of Workplace Violence. The directive ...

The directive, Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Incidents of Workplace Violence, also establishes procedures for conducting inspections in industries such as late-night retail ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Cal/OSHA is drafting regulations to address workplace violence in all industries across the state. According to Cal/OSHA officials, violence in the workplace is the second leading ...

Healthcare accounts for nearly as many serious violent injuries as all other industries combined, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration. From 2002 to ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is offering 10 free workplace safety seminars during this year’s Federal Agency Training Week (FEDWEEK 2024). The seminars are scheduled ...

Question: My company prepared a written workplace violence prevention plan to comply with the new law on workplace violence. Is our written plan all we need to comply with the new law? Answer: To ...

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 ...

When I think about a safe workplace, I think first about systems to protect people from accidents. I think about PPE, lock-out tag-out systems, fall-protection harnesses, railings, guards, and all the ...

Instances of workplace violence, like verbal and physical threats or assaults, aren't new phenomena. However, the environment we're operating in today feels markedly different. High-profile incidents ...