Workplace violence and hospital security programs: regulatory compliance, program benchmarks, innovative strategies

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• Personal Author:
  Blando JD ; Hartley D ; Nocera M ; Ridenour ML
• Description:
  The authors describe the issue of workplace violence in hospitals, a New Jersey state law and regulations regarding workplace violence in healthcare, and some innovative strategies that are being utilized to help reduce the occurrence and risk of violence. The authors also discuss compliance with the New Jersey regulations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Employee Health Employees Exposure Levels Health Care Personnel Health Care Workers Injuries Medical Facilities Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Measures Safety Programs Surveillance Training Violence Prevention Work Environment Workers Workplace Violence

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• ISSN:
  0891-7930
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  89-105
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049388
• Citation:
  J Healthc Prot Manage 2017 Jan; 33(1):89-105
• Contact Point Address:
  James Blando, Ph.D., Old Dominion University, School of Community and Environmental Health, PERI Nuclear Laser Lab, 1014 West 46th Street, Norfolk, VA 23529
• Email:
  jblando@odu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Healthcare Protection Management
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:84b5b852cf8ec8fe7264f9ec478b281380f04da7cc8cb45e9ca2bb137e52452f99c56aa6af7bf6eba0cc238797a7ed0bba5aee8b166ff7daa0fd988aeddd2a24
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203848/cdc_203848_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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