Every employee deserves to feel safe at work, yet incidents of workplace violence remain common. Every year, approximately two million people throughout the United States are victims of non-fatal ...

As workplaces are emerging from pandemic restrictions and returning to near-normal operations, corporate security and human resources professionals are facing some complex challenges. Many studies ...

UVA Health offers more than a dozen workplace violence resources on the health system's Situational Awareness Violent Event website. A workplace violence initiative at UVA Health has increased ...

A comprehensive plan that the University has developed and implemented to prevent workplace violence. The plan includes procedures for reporting, investigating, and responding to incidents of ...

California’s SB553, the nation’s first comprehensive and multi-industry workplace violence prevention law, has been in effect for almost a year. Many other states are following suit with their own ...

And while construction sites and factory floors may seem like the most obvious danger zones, the truth is that accidents can ...

On October 25, 2021, a customer named Jacob Bergquist, with a history of violating the Boise Towne Square Mall’s firearms ban, opened fire at the mall. The shooting in the Idaho mall led to the deaths ...

“Violence is just part of the job. Every nurse and healthcare worker experiences it at some point.” Sentiments like this echo across American hospitals and healthcare facilities, capturing a ...

The growing impact of workplace violence in the United States is profound, leading to physical injuries and psychological trauma for employees and substantial economic losses to employers.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation in December requiring hospitals and nursing homes to establish workplace violence prevention programs. Under the law (S5294B), facilities must implement a ...

An overview of California’s workplace violence prevention plan (WVPP) law, which requires employers to implement written WVPPs, conduct employee training, and maintain incident logs and other records ...