OSHA Issues Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Workplace Violence Incidents

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Recognizing workplace violence as a serious occupational hazard that has ranked among the top causes of death in workplaces in recent years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a directive on ‘Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Incidents of Workplace Violence’ that establishes general policy guidance and procedures for OSHA field offices…

ESR Background Screening Trend 7 for 2011: More Workplace Violence Prevention Education Helps Protect Employers and Employees

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By Lester Rosen, Employment Screening Resources (ESR) President & Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Editor Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Fourth Annual ‘Top Ten Trends in Pre-Employment Background Screening’ for 2011 Trend No. 7:  More Workplace Violence Prevention Education Helps Protect Employers and Employees A background screening trend that gained much attention in 2010 that will continue to…

Emergency Department Violence Surveillance Study Finds Over Half of Emergency Nurses Surveyed Experienced Incidents of Workplace Violence

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According to a press release from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), a recently released study  revealed that more than half of the nurses surveyed by ENA – a mean of 54.8 percent – reported experiencing either physical or verbal abuse at work in the past seven days, which means that every week in the U.S., between…