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Read the latest addition to the CPI Article Library, “Workplace Violence as Part of Emergency Preparedness.” Written by CPI president Judith Schubert and published in Hospital News, this article discusses how workplace violence prevention efforts in hospitals should be included as part of an organization’s emergency preparedness plans.

Read more: New Addition to the CPI Article Library: “Workplace Violence as Part of Emergency Preparedness”…

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Read the latest post in “Workplace Violence Prevention – CPI’s Prepare Training® Blog,” “Domestic Violence Affects All of Us,” about the need for domestic violence policies in the workplace.

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a directive, “Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or InspectingWorkplace Violence Incidents,” [PDF] which establishes procedures for OSHA staff to respond to incidents and complaints of workplace violence, and conduct inspections in industries that are susceptible to violence, including health care.

Read more: OSHA Issues Directive on Workplace Violence Response Procedures…

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Effective August 31, 2011, Manitoba’s Workplace Safety and Health Regulation 107 was amended to include new requirements to protect workers from violence in the workplace.  Key changes include the requirement that workplaces providing public services develop and follow a violence prevention policy. According to the legislation, employers must:

Read more: Manitoba Updates Workplace Safety and Health Regulation…

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“Our lives change in various ways when something awful happens. Some of us lose friends. Some of us lose family. Some of us lose loved ones. Some of us are close to people who suffer a loss. And others of us have no direct connection at all to specific painful incidents or events, but may find it nonetheless almost impossible to escape the intense emotional fallout from the pain that may surround us. After traumatic events like this, the pain and fear can linger for a long time.

Read more: A Manager’s Guide to Handling Painful Anniversaries in the Workplace…

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Read Raquelle Solon’s latest entry in Workplace Violence Prevention – CPI’s Prepare Training® Blog, “To Continuum or Not to Continuum…That Is the Question,” about a recent article in Security Management magazine, and the use of force continuum.

Read more: To Continuum or Not to Continuum . . . That Is the Question…

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Read the first post in Workplace Violence Prevention: A Prepare Training® Blog, “Tornadoes Bring Awareness to Other Safety Concerns,” which discusses why workplace violence prevention needs to be a higher priority in all organizations.

Read more: Read the First Post in CPI’s New Prepare Training® Blog…

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