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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

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

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

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

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

The Ontario Government has announced steps to counter the growing problems of workplace violence in healthcare in the province. In an article in the Toronto Star, Labour Minister Kevin Flynn said in a statement, Workplace violence is a serious hazard in the health care sector