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Workplace Violence
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A safer place to work : protecting NHS hospital and ambulance staff from
violence and agression -
'A safer place to work :
protecting NHS hospital and ambulance staff from violence and aggression' is
published by the National Audit Office, (NAO) (March 2003).
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American Nurses Association Demands Stricter Violence Protections for Health
Care Workers - Murder of Florida psychiatric nurse prompts profession's
call to action. (Nursing World,
Released April
18, 2001)
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American Nurses Association Renews Call for Gun Control in
Wake of Pennsylvania Nurse Shooting
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(Nursing
World,
Released: June 19, 1999)
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Art Imitates Life: TV Show, "Er," Highlights Threat of Workplace Violence
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World,
Released: Feb. 9, 2000)
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Violence in the
workplace - This 1999 document provides a succinct overview of
workplace violence, factors that increase the risks, and guidance on
prevention.
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Canadian
initiative on workplace violence - Information on occupational
violence prevention from a human resource perspective.
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Developing
And Implementing A Workplace Violence Prevention Program And Policy -
NIOSH & CDC
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Health and Safety Executive
(UK) - The central government agency for OHS in the United Kingdom. The
HSE has initiated a series of violence-reduction initiatives; publishes a
wide range of OHS guides, has a comparatively well-resourced research
laboratory; and funds a significant number of OHS research projects. Because
the OHS legislative framework in the Australian states and territories is
based on the UK Robens-based model, much of the HSE work is applicable to
Australia.
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ILO SafeWork - Violence at work - International Labour Organization,
ILO's InFocus Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment.
The organisation has a series of publications on the prevention of
occupational violence. The ILO is a tripartite body established under the
United Nations. The ILO Conventions and Recommendations hold significant
international weight, including those related to OHS.
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Managing workplace violence (UK) -
This website provides sector-specific case studies on the prevention of
occupational violence. Industry sectors covered include local government,
hospitality, retail, health care, transport and utilities. The website is
being progressively developed.
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National Occupational
Health and Safety Commission - Australia
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Nurse Clinging to Life; ANA/INA Fights to Protect All Nurses -
(Nursing
World,
Released: Jan. 10, 2000)
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Occupational hazards in hospitals
- NIOSH, April 2002. This online brochure aims to increase worker and
employer awareness of the risk factors for violence in hospitals and to
provide strategies for reducing exposure to these factors.
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Recognition, prevention and therapeutic management of violence in mental
health
care - (PDF)
The UKCC (now the Nursing & Midwifery Council) commissioned this report in
1999 with the central aim of improving policy, practice and education in the
management of violence.
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Violence In The Emergency Care Setting
- (PDF) Violence in the emergency department (ED) has shown an increase in
recent years.
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Workplace Violence - Violence in
Health Care: What Nurse Managers Need to Know.
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World report on violence and
health -
The report "World Report on Violence and Health" was published by the World
Health Organization (WHO) in October 2002.
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Tuesday, 08 January 2008
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