From the Field

Presentation at the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP) Conference

The objectives of this presentation are the following:

• Identify the key OSHA definitions and recommendations associated with workplace violence prevention, and understand the reality of violence in health care.
• Identify the core components of a comprehensive workplace violence program.
• Demonstrate proactive workplace violence prevention tools.
• Define future work and program development opportunities.

This presentation describes a multidisciplinary approach to addressing hospital violence.

Western Connecticut Health Network is comprised of three hospitals, Danbury, Norwalk and New Milford, Western Connecticut Medical Group, and Western Connecticut Home Care.

• Armed Intruder – Active Shooter Code 55
• Incidents of Workplace Violence and Assault of Western Connecticut Health Network Employee
• Bomb Threats Code 10
• Code Grey – Immediate Security Assistance – Danbury Hospital
• Code Silver: Site Emergency Lockdown
   

Loma Linda University Health received several of the victims from the San Bernardino mass shooting on December 2, 2015. This presentation discusses how the health system responded to the event and lessons learned as a result.