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Keeping healthcare workers safe and healthy is a crucial part of maintaining a high quality healthcare facility

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Healthcare workplace violence legislative efforts

December 19, 2025

Workplace safety

Several pieces of U.S. legislation are seeking to address the problem of healthcare workplace violence. Let’s take a look at the latest details for two of the federal bills in the mix. ...

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Workplace violence in healthcare is on the rise

December 19, 2025

Workplace safety

The healthcare industry has long been familiar with the problem of workplace violence. But the facts are clear: Since COVID-19, the problem has gotten worse. Healthcare leaders need to bolster—or sta...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Chief nurse: How to reduce serious safety events

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

Ward, who has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare administration and has served in senior nursing roles in organizations across the country, spoke with HealthLeaders about what has worked i...

Medical Environment Update

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Towering inferno: Fire safety in the laboratory

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety

During new lab employee orientation, safety training should be one of the first items, and it should include information about fire prevention and preparedness. Orient the new staff to the layout of t...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Incomplete worksite analyses and no leadership are top citations under new workplace violence prevention standards

October 11, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety

Complete workplace violence (WPV) site analyses, designate a leader to oversee and report that work to the governing board, and ensure float staff are trained on your organization’s WPV prevention pol...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Call 911! Emergency department doctors, nurses need help now against violence

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Workplace safety

Assaults in the emergency department are on the rise with nearly one-fourth (24%) of emergency physicians reporting being assaulted multiple times a week, according to the findings of a new poll from ...

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Summer musings on life safety, healthcare security, contractor risks, and facilities compliance

December 19, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety, Fire & Life Safety, Workplace safety

Nothing like the last month of summer to clean out the files in the arena of life safety compliance and healthcare security. Without further ado, here’s a compilation of some news and advice for pr...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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OSHA: Look for rules on COVID, emerging infectious disease, workplace violence standards

September 27, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is focusing on healthcare safety with some of its upcoming standards, according to OSHA officials at a safety conference in late September. ...

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Hello, data: Time for security leaders to embrace reporting, data analysis

December 19, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors, Workplace safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

The International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) has released its Incident Categories and Data Analysis guidelines in which it encourages healthcare security leaders to make da...

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With security breaches on the rise, consider these tips

December 19, 2025

Cybersecurity & Technology, Workplace safety

Last year, the healthcare industry hit a high of 45 million individuals affected by breach attacks, up from 34 million in 2020 and 14 million in 2018. That’s according to Critical Insight, which analy...

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Healthcare workplace violence legislative efforts

Workplace violence in healthcare is on the rise

Chief nurse: How to reduce serious safety events

Towering inferno: Fire safety in the laboratory

Incomplete worksite analyses and no leadership are top citations under new workplace violence prevention standards

Call 911! Emergency department doctors, nurses need help now against violence

Summer musings on life safety, healthcare security, contractor risks, and facilities compliance

OSHA: Look for rules on COVID, emerging infectious disease, workplace violence standards

Hello, data: Time for security leaders to embrace reporting, data analysis

With security breaches on the rise, consider these tips

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