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Rate of workplace violence incidents resulting in lost time injury
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A health system with a culture of quality creates the conditions for staff to thrive, and ensuring their safety is one element of this. By addressing violence in our hospitals, we’ll be creating safer environments for our workers and improving patient care.
Key resources
- The Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care Leadership Table’s report, Preventing workplace violence in the health care sector, and associated recommendations and tools
- The Public Services Health and Safety Association’s Workplace Violence Prevention website.
- Specifically focus on the five Violence, Aggression and Responsive Behaviours tools addressing workplace violence risk assessment, individual client risk assessment, flagging, security, and personal safety response system and the new tools released in 2019.
Change Ideas
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Ensure leadership support
- Ensure CEO/Board/Senior Leadership commitment to workplace violence prevention as part of the hospital’s strategic plan
Risk assessment
- Conduct a risk assessment for workplace violence
Workplace Violence Risk Assessment Tool by the Public Service Health and Safety Association - Conduct individual risk assessments for patients as needed
Workplace Violence Risk Assessment
Violence Risk Assessment Tool (downloadable in English and French)
Behaviours Observed Checklist (downloadable in English and French)
Education and training
- Identify workers' learning needs and provide them with appropriate workplace violence prevention education and training
Reporting
- Foster a culture of reporting in which workers report all incidents of workplace violence
Communication and Knowledge Translation Plan: Priority Audiences in Workplaces by the Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care Leadership Table
- Ensure CEO/Board/Senior Leadership commitment to workplace violence prevention as part of the hospital’s strategic plan
Last Updated: August 26, 2026
