Workplace violence prevention resourcEs
Workplace violence (WPV) is a significant occupational health and safety issue that continues to be a major concern for employees and employers across the United States (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [NIOSH], 2014, 2019; Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA], n.d., 2002). It can occur inside or outside the workplace and may involve criminal intent. Violence resulting from a client/customer relationship is the most common type of WPV in healthcare settings, however, it may also occur in a worker-on-worker type relationship or result from a personal relationship.
To support the objective of implementing effective, evidence-based workplace violence prevention programs to protect workers from all types of WPV, AAOHN has initiated several programs. These include promotion of legislation, regulatory and workplace policies, advocacy, research, and education as well as the use of clinical practice tools such as the Workplace Violence Prevention Resources.
Resources for Occupational Health Nurses
- Preventing Workplace Violence: The Occupational and Environmental Health Nurse Role - AAOHN Position Statement
- Workplace Bullying: What Occupational Health Nurses Need to Know - AAOHN Recorded Webinar
- Workplace Violence Prevention Program - AAOHN Recorded Webinar Series
- NIOSH - Occupational Violence
- OSHA Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers
- Preventing Workplace Violence in Healthcare - OSHA
- Toolkit for Mitigating Violence in the Workplace - American Organization of Nurse Executives and Emergency Nurses Association
- "Quelling a storm of violence in healthcare settings" in Modern Healthcare by Elizabeth Whitman
- ANA - Workplace Violence
- ANA - #EndNurseAbuse
- Workplace Safety Initiative - Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Workplace Violence Prevention Resources - The Joint Commission
- Additional Efforts Needed to Help Protect Health Care Workers from Workplace Violence - United States Government Accountability Office
- The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act - United States Congress