Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA updates guidance for protecting healthcare and social service workers from workplace violence
These revised guidelines (OSHA 3148-06R 2016) incorporate research in the last decade into the causes of workplace violence on healthcare and social service settings, risk factors that accompany working with patients or clients who display violent behavior, and the appropriate preventive measures that can be taken, amid the variety of settings in which health care and social service employees work. The guidelines also stress the importance of developing a written workplace violence prevention program.
Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers
This page has a suite of resources to help healthcare facilities build and implement a comprehensive workplace violence program (December 2015).
- Product 1: Workplace Violence in Healthcare: Understanding the Challenge
- Product 2: Preventing Workplace Violence: A Road Map for Healthcare Facilities
- Product 3: The Big Picture: Workplace Violence Prevention and Related Goals.
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Workplace Violence Prevention
- Joint Commission Blog Posts
- Joint Commission Podcasts
- Joint Commission Presentations
- Joint Commission Research Resources
- Joint Commission Resources Newsletters
- Joint Commission Resources and OSHA Alliance
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- American Hospital Association
- American Nurses Association
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- CDC/National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
- Crisis Prevention Institute
- Compendium of Resources
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- ECRI Institute
- Emergency Nurses Association
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- From the Field
- Government Accountability Office
- DHS/Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council
- iAdvance Senior Care
- Implementing Strategies for Safer Healthcare Organizations Webinar
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety
- Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
- Minnesota Department of Health
- National Safety Council
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
- Ontario Safety Association for Community and Healthcare
- Oregon Association of Hospitals & Health Systems
- Sentinel Event Alert and Quick Safety newsletters
- Standards Related Information
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
- Willis Towers Watson
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