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720 Preventing Workplace Violence
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Important Things to Analyze

  • the degree to which violence prevention program policies are both informative and directive
  • log of injuries and illnesses (OSHA 300 Log) to identify trends in workplace violence-related injuries relative to "baseline" rates
  • safety inspection reports
  • medical reports of worker injuries
  • incidents of assault and threats of violence
  • post incident response reports
  • information on high-risk clients with a history of past violence
  • minutes of safety meetings
  • job hazard analyses
  • records of relevant training conducted, attendees and qualification of trainers

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

8-3. Violence prevention program policies should be both _____ and _____.