Over the past decade, research on workplace violence and prevention has shed new light on existing types of hazards and effective types of abatement in different healthcare and social service settings. OSHA has updated its 2004 “Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers” to reflect the latest research and findings.
Below are links to the updated publication and OSHA’s website on workplace violence:
https://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3148.pdf
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/