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Call 911! Emergency department doctors, nurses need help now against violence

October 11, 2022
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 16 Issue 41
Emergency Management, Worker Safety, Workplace Violence

Assaults in the emergency department are on the rise with nearly one-fourth (24%) of emergency physicians reporting being assaulted multiple times...Read More »

Putting TJC workplace violence prevention training updates into practice

September 27, 2022
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 23 Issue 9
Environment of Care, Joint Commission, Survey Preparation, Worker Safety, Workplace Violence

This month, we continue our review of The Joint Commission’s new and revised workplace violence (WPV) prevention requirements effective January 1...Read More »

OSHA: Look for rules on COVID, emerging infectious disease, workplace violence standards

September 27, 2022
Healthcare Safety Leader - Volume 30 Issue 2
Environment and Facilities, OSHA, Worker Safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is...Read More »

Hello, data: Time for security leaders to embrace reporting, data analysis

September 20, 2022
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25 Issue 9
Leadership, Quality Improvement, Technology and Equipment, Worker Safety, Workplace Violence

The International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) has ...Read More »

5,217 nurses were assaulted on the job just in Q2 2022

September 13, 2022
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 16 Issue 37
Leadership, Nursing, Worker Safety, Workplace Violence

That equates to more than two nursing personnel assaulted every hour; 57 per day; and 1,739 per month, the data reveals.

“Nurses take an...Read More »

No new talks planned as 3-day nurses strike starts in Twin Cities, Duluth

September 12, 2022
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 16 Issue 37
Leadership, Nursing, Social Issues, Staff Shortage, Worker Safety

Nurses at 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and northern Minnesota began a three-day walkout Monday morning, September 12, 2022.

The strike...Read More »

A pox on lab safety

September 6, 2022
Medical Environment Update - Volume 32 Issue 9
Hazardous Materials, Infection Control, Lab Safety, PPE, Worker Safety

There is a new “pox” on lab safety—monkeypox. Like the most recent novel virus (COVID-19), the unknowns about the monkeypox virus are creating new...Read More »

Preparation tips for active shooter scenarios: “Self-rescue” mentality, social media, and interactive training

September 6, 2022
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25 Issue 9
Emergency Management, Security, Worker Safety, Workplace Violence

This is the first of a two-part...Read More »

Point me at the sky and let it fly...

August 29, 2022
Mac's Safety Space - Volume 16 Issue 8
Environment and Facilities, Worker Safety, Workplace Violence

A couple of short-ish items for the week as we start to clear the decks for the headlong rush into the autumnal portion of 2022 (I know there’s...Read More »

Putting TJC workplace violence prevention training updates into practice

August 23, 2022
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25 Issue 8
Joint Commission, Policies and Procedures, Worker Safety, Workplace Violence

This month, we continue our review of The Joint Commission’s new and revised workplace violence (WPV) prevention requirements effective January 1...Read More »

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