Workplace Violence in Puerto Rico: Recommended Engineering and Administrative Controls

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• Personal Author:
  Cruz Berríos O ; Orta Anés L
• Description:
  Objective: This research aims to identify the recommended controls to prevent workplace violence related to the highest WV fatal injuries occupations in Puerto Rico. Methods: This study reports a critical review of the published literature on engineering and administrative/work practices controls recommended address workplace violence. Results: It was observed that the most recommended controls were: WV preventing trainings and WV written policies and procedures. Two studies recommended engineering controls to prevent workplace violence. Conclusion: We expect to find that the use of administrative or engineering controls can positively help to reduce the risk of exposure to workplace violence. Also, it is expected that additional research needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the implementation of controls to further reduce workplace violence. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Environmental Exposure Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Workplace Violence (WV) Engineering And Administrative Controls Engineering Controls Exposure Levels Fatalities Injuries Policy Risk Factors Training Traumatic Injuries Workers Workplace Studies Workplace Violence Workplace Violence Prevention

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• Publisher:
  University of South Florida (USF)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Puerto Rico
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063926
• Citation:
  Sunshine ERC Research Poster Session/USF Health Research Day, February 21-23, 2013, Tampa, Florida. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida (USF), 2013 Feb; :10
• Contact Point Address:
  Odalys Cruz Berrios, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Sunshine ERC Research Poster Session/USF Health Research Day, February 21-23, 2013, Tampa, Florida
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6bd14e962200e02b4009271b214832c7046310c245d65bb2620c8f7fe3c1a485b4e1ebaee29d39f8f343d8296eff66463be206c8c7b74f226218a5ec3713239d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222461/cdc_222461_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 226.89 KB ]