Training for Supervisors and Managers
Supervisors and managers need to learn to recognize high-risk situations, so they can ensure that employees are not placed in assignments that compromise their safety. They also need training to ensure that they encourage employees to report incidents.
Supervisors and managers should learn how to reduce security hazards and ensure that employees receive appropriate training. Following training, supervisors and managers should be able to recognize a potentially hazardous situation and to make any necessary changes in the physical plant, patient care treatment program and staffing policy and procedures to reduce or eliminate the hazards.
U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds Hospital Employees Exposed to Workplace Violence Hazards
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO - OSHA has cited a Behavioral Healthcare System based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado - for failing to protect employees from violence in the workplace. The company faces penalties of $11,934.
OSHA opened an investigation at the acute psychiatric treatment facility after receiving a complaint of workplace violence in October 2018. Investigators found numerous documented incidents of workplace violence that resulted in injuries to employees. OSHA issued one serious citation for failing to implement adequate measures to protect employees from workplace violence hazards. For more information, visit www.osha.gov. (OSHA News Release - Region 8 April 22, 2019)
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