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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Common Workplace Hazards in Construction * Falls from Heights * Trenching and Excavation Hazards * Electrical Hazards * Struck-by Hazards (Falling Objects, Vehicles) * Confined Space Entry * Hazardous Materials Exposure 3. Workplace Violence Categories * Violence by a

Hospital administrations and the judicial system do little to prevent assaults against nurses and other caregivers by patients In a harrowing video that surfaced in 2014, a 68-year-old hospital patient attacks a group of nurses with a pipe pulled from his bed. They flee through a

USPS mail carriers new Panic button system – GuardianMPS opinion and thoughts on the scheme Synopsis: The USPS has recently rolled out new panic button capabilities for its 230,000 postal workers who work in the field making deliveries. The need for such capabilities was elevated

A falling Lois Lane once said to Superman, “You’ve got me, but who’s got you?” In a similar vein, Home healthcare workers make such a difference through caring for and looking out for their patients, but who cares about THEIR personal safety? How can they be protected

When we think of healthcare worker safety and worker protection we will often zero-in on violent or unstable patients or relatives, but what about over protective, badly trained or simply dangerous dogs! In a press release yesterday from WFSB in CT, it was announced that Plainfield

As Workplace Violence attacks in Healthcare are on the rise, a campaign with a tough image has just been started to show perpetrators that nurses know tolerating attacks is not in their Job description. The question is, will making attacks on healthcare professionals a felony,