Tag: Workplace Violence Prevention

How to Better Secure Your Healthcare Facility

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Aug 20, 2024 Access Control

Updated: Aug 21, 2024

Violent incidents in healthcare facilities are rapidly increasing. That’s why including security elements into the design of healthcare facilities is top of mind for Brendan Riley, MS, CHPA, the director of security, parking, and transportation at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts, a part of the Beth Israel Lahey Health system. Facilities managers […]

Does Your Facility Have a Sound Workplace Violence Prevention Strategy?

By Guy Burdick Mar 26, 2021 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Mar 26, 2021

Workplace violence is not industry specific and can happen to workers in any facility. With that in mind, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) states that workplace violence is a recognizable hazard and reminds employers that they are responsible for protecting employees from assaults and homicides at their facilities.