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Recent Attacks on Nurses Underscore Need For Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard

Two recent separate and horrific incidents of workplace violence took place in the Los Angeles area that speak directly to the need for a comprehensive Cal/OSHA workplace violence prevention standard.

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Senator Jackson Supports a Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard

Read California Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson’s (Democrat-19th District) letter to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board in support of a workplace violence prevention standard for healthcare workers.

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Public Health Nurses Share Experiences of Workplace Violence

The California Safe Care Standard campaign conducted a workshop at SEIU Nurse Alliance of California’s annual Public Health Nurse Conference. We heard from PHNs about their experiences with workplace violence and what they need to feel safe at work.

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Assemblymember Pan Supports Petition No. 538 Calling for a Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard

California Assemblymember Dr. Richard Pan supports the California Safe Care Standard campaign’s petition for a comprehensive workplace violence prevention standard for healthcare workers.

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Gender and Workplace Violence in the Healthcare Industry

The healthcare industry employs about 18 million people in the United States, nearly 80 percent of whom are women. Healthcare and social assistance workers experience the most assaults on the job – and women healthcare workers get the majority of it simply because it is a female-dominated industry.

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Recent Attacks on Nurses Underscore Need For Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard

Senator Jackson Supports a Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard

Public Health Nurses Share Experiences of Workplace Violence

Assemblymember Pan Supports Petition No. 538 Calling for a Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard

Gender and Workplace Violence in the Healthcare Industry

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