WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a directive on Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Incidents of Workplace Violence. The directive ...

The directive, Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Incidents of Workplace Violence, also establishes procedures for conducting inspections in industries such as late-night retail ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Cal/OSHA is drafting regulations to address workplace violence in all industries across the state. According to Cal/OSHA officials, violence in the workplace is the second leading ...

OSHA’s new program aims to make workplace safety inspections more collaborative, offering guidance over penalties for ...

Healthcare accounts for nearly as many serious violent injuries as all other industries combined, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration. From 2002 to ...

Question: My company prepared a written workplace violence prevention plan to comply with the new law on workplace violence. Is our written plan all we need to comply with the new law? Answer: To ...

When I think about a safe workplace, I think first about systems to protect people from accidents. I think about PPE, lock-out tag-out systems, fall-protection harnesses, railings, guards, and all the ...

Another state has decided to regulate workplace violence in nursing homes and other healthcare facilities amid a delay in the development of federal rules. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) earlier this ...

Instances of workplace violence, like verbal and physical threats or assaults, aren't new phenomena. However, the environment we're operating in today feels markedly different. High-profile incidents ...