Workplace Violence: Possible Solutions

• Workplace violence prevention using a pre-employment background check, credit report, reference check and emploment verification.
• Workplace Violence. OSHA Fact Sheet (2002), 340 KB PDF, 2 pages. This fact sheet provides basic information about vulnerable occupations, employer/employee roles in prevention and protection, and recommendations for response to violent incidents.
• Hospital eTool: Workplace Violence. OSHA eTool, 10 pages. This eTool module includes recommendations for establishing a violence prevention program.
• Risk Factors and Protective Measures for Taxi and Livery Drivers. OSHA Facts (2000, May), 40 KB PDF, 2 pages.
• OSHA Recommends Protective Measures to Help Prevent Violence Against Taxi Drivers. OSHA National News Release (2000, May 9), 2 pages.
• Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers. OSHA Publication 3148 (2003), 249 KB PDF, 35 pages.
• Recommendations for Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in Late-Night Retail Establishments. OSHA Publication 3153 (1998), 110 KB PDF, 43 pages.
• Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Issues Recommendations for Workplace Violence Prevention in Late-Night Retail Establishments. OSHA National News Release (1998, April 28), 4 pages.
• Recommendations for Night Retail Workers. OSHA Press Conference speech by Charles N. Jeffress on Worker Memorial Day (1998, April 28), 3 pages. This speech provides common-sense recommendations to reduce workplace violence.
• Keeping Your Workplace Safe. OSHA Brochure for small business owners, 551 KB PDF, 6 pages.
• Preventing Workplace Violence. Occupational Safety and Health State Plan Association (OSHSPA) (1999). This section of the Grassroots Worker Protection report highlights how state programs help to ensure safe and healthful workplaces.
• New Directions from the Field: Victim's Rights and Services for the 21st Century, Business Community. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Chapter 12 of the New Directions report on crime victims (1998, August), 145 KB PDF, 12 pages. This document deals with victims rights and services in the business environment, and contains a section on workplace violence and provides practical advice for the business community on assisting the victims of workplace violence.
• Dealing with Workplace Violence: A Guide for Agency Planners. U.S. Office of Personnel Management (1998, April). This handbook is the result of a cooperative effort of many federal agencies sharing their expertise in preventing and dealing with workplace violence. It is intended to assist those who are responsible for establishing workplace violence initiatives at their agencies. PDF version is available in two forms: as individual chapters, and as a single 1.78 MB PDF.
• Maintaining a Safe Workplace: Preventing and Responding to Disruptive, Threatening, or Violent Behavior. University of California - Davis (1999), 6 pages. This document presents information designed to highlight stresses and risks in the work environment, to enhance workplace safety, and to reduce and prevent disruption and violence.
• Violence in the Workplace: A Resource Guide. Registered Nurses' Association of Nova Scotia (RNANS) (1996, November), 255 KB PDF, 14 pages. This resource guide is intended to raise awareness among registered nurses of issues related to violence in the workplace.
• Preventing Workplace Violence - Table of Contents. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) (1998). This resource addresses workplace violence and various ways to prevent and control it.

• Workplace Violence: Resources and Statistics