Resources to combat workplace violence
Resources to combat workplace violence
• Home Healthcare Violence: Be Smart, Be Safe is a training video on safety measures for home care workers, available from Coastal Health Train of Virginia Beach, VA. For ordering information, call (800) 729-4325, or send e-mail to [email protected].
• Deborah Lage, the National Hospice Organization Insurance Agency’s director of occupational health risks, can be reached at (888) 363-8225.
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers (1996) can be obtained from the Government Printing Office at (202) 512-1800. Ask for publication #3148, or visit www. osha. gov on the World Wide Web and look under: OCIS Home Pageworkplace violence.
• The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has information on preventing workplace homicides, including Current Intelligence Bulletin 57: Violence in the WorkplaceRisk Factors and Prevention Strategies (DHHS publication #96-100). Call (800) 356-4674; fax: (513) 533-8573; or e-mail: [email protected].
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