Factors Associated with Physical Injury or Police Involvement During Incidents of Workplace Violence in Hospitals: Findings from the First Year of California’s New Standard

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• Personal Author:
  Chapman S ; Harrison, Robert ; Hong O ; Odes R
• Description:
  Background: Workplace violence in healthcare settings is known to be a costly and often underreported problem. In California, hospitals are required to report incidents of violence towards workers to the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (CalOSHA) using an online reporting system that went into effect in 2017. Methods: Reports submitted to CalOSHA from July 2017 to September 2018 pursuant to this new requirement were analyzed using descriptive methods and logistic regression. Results: Four hundred eight hospitals submitted reports using the new incident reporting system. Behavioral health units had 1.82 times the odds of the reported incident resulting in physical injury compared to inpatient medical units, and investor-owned facilities had 2.43 times the odds of the reported incident resulting in physical injury compared to city or county-owned facilities. Inpatient and behavioral health units had significantly reduced odds of a reported incident resulting in police involvement when compared to other locations within the hospital. Conclusions: These findings indicate that protections for healthcare workers deserve ongoing attention from stakeholders and legislators and provide insight into how healthcare facilities report incidents of violence towards workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Law Enforcement Occupational Health Safety Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: California Workers Hospital Safety Hospital Workers Injuries Medical Facilities Nursing Occupational Safety And Health Administration OSHA Police Officers Safety Legislation Work Environment Workers Worker Safety Workplace Violence

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058927
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2020 Jun; 63(6):543-549
• Contact Point Address:
  Rachel Odes, MSN, RN, Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, N531D, Box 0608, San Francisco, CA 94143
• Email:
  Rachel.Odes@ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:da62d6a36bb1a79bb2115da538ac8b5c780b72d786b0ab2be49c9f4162a63f1e2dfbcfbb6764446221268df778a29e529ac30bd7a2f034ffe4d47022e2aa95a2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223285/cdc_223285_DS1.pdf
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