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Work Place Violence

Work Place Violence. Pam Cant IH MS, Industrial Hygienist. Workplace violence causes a significant number of deaths and injuries in Washington and throughout the country. In 2010, workplace violence was the third leading cause of workplace deaths in Washington State. Inspection Data.

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Work Place Violence

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  1. Work Place Violence Pam Cant IH MS, Industrial Hygienist

  2. Workplace violence causes a significant number of deaths and injuries in Washington and throughout the country. In 2010, workplace violence was the third leading cause of workplace deaths in Washington State.

  3. Inspection Data • 2004-2014 Labor and Industries /DOSH conducted approximately 49 compliance inspections • Resulting in approximately $130,000 in penalties

  4. Potential Risk Factors • Working in isolation and after regular work hours • Lack of controlled access to worksite • Customers with past violent behavior • Potential weapons (such as scissors) easily visible and accessible • Lack of alternate escape route and quick communication to security personnel

  5. Statute, Regulations, and Directives • Violence Prevention in State Psychiatric Hospitals RCW 72.23.400. • Workplace Violence Prevention Law: Health Care Settings Chapter 49.19 RCW.

  6. Statute, Regulations, and Directives • WAC 296-800-140, Accident Prevention • Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care: WRD 5.07

  7. Chapter 49.19 RCWSAFETY — HEALTH CARE SETTINGS "Violence" or "violent act" means any physical assault or verbal threat of physical assault against an employee of a health care setting.

  8. Workplace Violence Plan • Workplace Security and Safety Assessment • Violence Prevention Training • Violence Act Records

  9. Security and Safety Assessment • The physical attributes of the health care setting • Staffing, including security staffing • Personnel policies • First aid and emergency procedures • The reporting of violent acts • Employee education and training.

  10. Violence Prevention Training • General/personal safety procedures, and workplace violence prevention plan • De-escalate and minimize violent behavior • Obtaining patient history from a patient with violent behavior

  11. Violence Prevention Training • Restraining techniques (chemical and physical) • Documenting and reporting incidents • Debriefing process, and resources available to employees for coping with violence

  12. Violent acts — Records. • The health care setting's name and address • The date, time, and specific location at the health care setting where the act occurred • The name, job title, department or ward assignment, and staff identification or social security number of the victim, if an employee

  13. Records: a description of the: • person against whom the act was committed • person committing the act • type of violent act • any weapon used • any body part injured • number of employees in the vicinity of the act when it occurred • actions taken by employees and facility in response to the act

  14. Violent acts — Records. • Keep at least five years following the reported act • Make these records available to Labor and Industries for inspection upon request.

  15. RCW 49.19.020 Workplace violence plan — Security and safety assessment • Failure to tailor the Accident Prevention Program (APP) to the workplace under WAC 296-800-14005. • Normally a serious violation with associated penalties

  16. RCW 49.19.030Violence prevention training • WAC 296-800-14020 Accident Prevention Program (APP) Failure to tailor APP. • Usually a serious violation with associated penalties.

  17. RCW 49.19.040Violent acts — Records • APP WAC 296-800-14005 and WAC 296-800-14025 failure to tailor your accident prevention program. • Recordkeeping violations are cited serious if it appears that the failure to keep records results in a failure to address serious hazards.

  18. Resources and RCW. • Labor and Industries/DOSH http://www.lni.wa.gov/IPUB/417-140-000.pdf • OSHA https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/hazards/workplaceviolence/viol.html#saferroom • SHARP http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Research/Pubs/default.asp#Violence

  19. Ebola Updated • Safety and Health • Claims Information

  20. Thank you Pam Cant, IH, MS Labor and Industries edwp235@lni.wa.gov (360)902-6457

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