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The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, introduced in April 2023, would require employers in health care and social-service fields to assess threats to ...
Healthcare workers who have dedicated their careers to providing essential care to patients and communities they serve are facing unprecedented and unacceptable levels of workplace violence.
Abuse and violence against our healthcare workers is unacceptable. Although the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the frequency of violence between patients and healthcare workers, this is not a new ...
The South Carolina Workplace Violence Collaborative was established in 2023 to address the increased incidence of violence against healthcare workers. The collective includes aggregate data ...
[4] [5] The highest number of violence was reported at the point of emergency care and 70% of the cases of violence were initiated by the patient's relatives. [6] The incidence of reported violent crimes against doctors in India has been increasing from 2006 to 2017, with the highest violence rate occurring in Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttar ...
The report explained how attacks on healthcare facilities and healthcare workers in conflict zones reduced the ability of humanitarian aid organizations to deliver humanitarian health services to people with healthcare needs. [3] [4] The report included the slogan "Violence against health care must end". [4]
The bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care, social service, and other related sectors.. Additionally the Department of Labor must issue an interim occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers to take actions to protect workers and other personnel from workplace violence.
Sep. 29—AUGUSTA — The legislative task force studying violence against health care workers heard public testimony Tuesday for the first time since convening nearly two months ago. The 13 ...