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According to OSHA All employers are Required to Protect their Employees. Without a comprehen-
sive Workplace Violence Prevention Plan your organization is taking a gamble on both the safety
of your employees and the continuity of your business operations.
A Prescription for Preparedness
in 2020
Active Threats At Healthcare An Ordinary Day Can Turn Extraordi-
nary In An Instant.
Facilities
"It's been happening almost any-
where, but nobody was waiting for
this. Who would have thought
it would happen in a hospi-
tal?" - Witness of the June 2017
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Cen-
ter shooting by a physician/for-
mer employee of that hospital,
which killed one individual and
wounded six others.
75% of all workplace assaults occur
against healthcare workers.
These assaults are most frequently
committed by patients and their vis-
itors, and include behaviors such as
making verbal threats, spitting, strik-
ing, kicking, biting, and throwing ob-
jects.
Some assaults have involved shoot-
ings resulting in serious injury or
death.
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