Workplace Violence Prevention Training for Healthcare: Federal Guidance and State Requirements
Workplace violence prevention training for healthcare is not governed by one uniform national rule. Healthcare and social assistance workers accounted for 41,960 nonfatal workplace-violence cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer during 2021–2022—72.8% of all such private-industry cases—according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The industry rate was 14.2 cases per 10,000 full-time workers (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). That risk has produced a layered [...]




