Application and implementation of the hazard risk matrix to identify hospital workplaces at risk for violence

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• Personal Author:
  Ager J ; Aranyos D ; Arnetz JE ; Essenmacher L ; Hamblin L ; Luborsky M ; Russell J ; Upfal MJ
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: A key barrier to preventing workplace violence injury is the lack of methodology for prioritizing the allocation of limited prevention resources. The hazard risk matrix was used to categorize the probability and severity of violence in hospitals to enable prioritization of units for safety intervention. METHODS: Probability of violence was based on violence incidence rates; severity was based on lost time management claims for violence-related injuries. Cells of the hazard risk matrix were populated with hospital units categorized as low, medium, or high probability and severity. Hospital stakeholders reviewed the matrix after categorization to address the possible confounding of underreporting. RESULTS: Forty-one hospital units were categorized as medium or high on both severity and probability and were prioritized for forthcoming interventions. Probability and severity were highest in psychiatric care units. CONCLUSIONS: This risk analysis tool may be useful for hospital administrators in prioritizing units for violence injury prevention efforts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety Safety Management Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hazard Risk Matrix Hazards Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Health Care Workers Injuries Injury Injury-prevention Medical-facilities Medical-personnel Preventive-medicine Risk Assessment Safety-measures Safety-practices Violence-prevention Work-environment Worker-health Workers Workplace Violence

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045044
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2014 Nov; 57(11):1276-1284
• Contact Point Address:
  Judith E. Arnetz, PhD, MPH, PT, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 3939 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
• Email:
  jarnetz@med.wayne.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Wayne State University - Detroit, Michigan
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a07bb4d3fd4cbaaf6847b0b4b157833551df4ad6cce946abd25b350eb56a092806cb69f7f9230ba263495216bc8eaa5b9fcad9fc501b8a51f3efff4d08e6294f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200588/cdc_200588_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 261.63 KB ]