A recent California assembly bill marks one of the most prescriptive workplace violence prevention mandates hospitals have faced to date—not just requiring plans on paper, but forcing operational decisions around weapons detection, staffing, training, and patient access.
Fire detection in healthcare is rarely about whether a hospital has a system in place. It’s about whether that system supports real-world decision-making under pressure—for staff who cannot evacuate patients quickly and for first responders entering complex, occupied buildings with incomplete...
