Workplace Violence Prevention Training for Healthcare Professionals

Ensure compliance with California’s new workplace violence prevention law (SB 553) and prioritize the safety of your staff with this comprehensive training course.

DID YOU KNOW?

• 18% of violent crimes (22% of all male and 15% of all female violent crimes) were committed while the victim was working or on duty*OSHA.
• According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), of the 5,147 fatal workplace injuries that occurred in the United States in 2017 *OSHA
• Assaults on health workers is 8 of 10,000 compared with 2 of 10,000 for private-sector industries
• In 2011-2013, US healthcare workers suffered 15,000 to 20,000 serious workplace-violence-related injuries
• In 2000-2011, the US had 154 hospital-related shootings

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Discuss practices and prevention strategies to mitigate threats and violence in the healthcare setting
• Recognize potential workplace violence indicators
• Identify physiological responses to stress especially in a violent situation
• Recognize avoidance of detected threat
• Identify breakaway/evade
• Recognize defense environment
• Identify tactical mindset
• Identify lockdown/protective barricading tactics and techniques

*Please allow up to 48 hours for processing to gain access to your student dashboard and lecture materials. For access and any course-related inquiries, kindly email us directly rather than contacting the instructor.

*Certificate of Completion will be awarded once you have successfully completed the written exams, attended the in-person lab sessions, and submitted the participant evaluation. You can expect to receive your certificate within 14 days after all requirements are fulfilled.