Thousands of New York nurses are on strike. They’re demanding protections to stay safe in the face of a wave of workplace ...

Empathy-driven strategies, scenario-based training, and advanced technologies like AI can prevent and de-escalate workplace ...

The father of a woman killed by a former colleague who stalked her has called for employers to do more to ensure workplace safety after a survey suggested almost a third of workers experienced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick Lucas sees his fair share of violence on the job. The 41-year-old, who works as a nurse at the Ohio State University Wexner ...

Dr. Jacqueline Naeem of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation previews her upcoming HIMSS26 talk on how health systems can use EHR data to protect frontline staff.

Public safety isn’t a privilege — it’s a basic right. It matters everywhere — for the retail worker behind the counter, the doctor or nurse treating a patient, the fan at a football game, and the ...

Workplace violence continues to be a growing national concern and one of the leading causes of occupational fatalities. In 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 5,283 workplace ...

Healthcare workers face increasing workplace violence, ranging from verbal abuse to physical assault. Studies show they experience higher rates of violence than most professions, with 8% to 38% ...

The Retail Workplace Violence Protection Act became law in New York state as of June this year. Retail violence is increasing across the U.S., driven by shoplifting, frequent assaults and the growth ...

A new survey from Premier has found that 40% of healthcare workers have experienced at least one incident of workplace violence within the past two years, with the violence occurring most frequently ...

The Oregon Senate is considering a bill that would impose new and expanded workplace violence prevention, response, and reporting obligations upon hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, home health ...

Violence against health care workers is on the rise, with workers five times more likely to experience violence than other occupations. Factors contributing to the increase include pandemic-related ...