How to Prevent Violence on the Job

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  "Home healthcare workers can be vulnerable as they face an unprotected and unpredictable environment each time they enter a client's community and home. The spectrum of violence ranges from verbal abuse, to stalking or threats of assault, to homicide. Verbal abuse from the client, family members, or people in the community is a form of workplace violence. Verbal abuse may be subtle, such as asking for help beyond the scope of the job (such as with cleaning), or it may be obvious, such as complaining about job performance or worker appearance - or even threatening to cause harm." - NIOSHTIC-2
  
  "This is one in a series of six fast fact cards developed to provide practical advice for home healthcare workers and is based on NIOSH Hazard Review: Occupational Hazards in Home Healthcare, NIOSH Pub No. 2010-125."
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety Violence
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2012118
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  print ; [2] p. : col. ill. ; 11 x 27 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040327
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c2afef2afdd357665c6a13dc02d89a4390667c4ce35623e51b417846b7e7f0b00a4efa8978307252a8b4ffa4059ee475ea5151870e1fa3fd2465592bb90838bd
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