New and Revised Workplace Violence Prevention Requirements
Effective July 1, 2024, The Joint Commission approved new and revised workplace violence prevention requirements for all Joint Commission-accredited behavioral health care and human services (BHC) organizations.
The new and revised requirements provide a framework to guide BHC organizations in developing effective workplace violence prevention strategies. The requirements address the following:
- Defining workplace violence, including a formal definition added to the Glossary
- Outlining leadership oversight
- Developing worksite analysis processes
- Developing policies and procedures for the prevention of workplace violence
- Reporting systems, data collection, and analysis
- Implementing post-incident strategies
- Providing training and education to decrease workplace violence
Prepublication standards:
Prepublication Standards – Effective July 1, 2024