This section covers advice and examples of successful implementation of workplace violence prevention programs.
Implementing an Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Program
Guidance on how to implement and maintain an effective occupational health and safety program.
Guide to the Prevention of Workplace Violence
This guide presents the regulations on Prince Edward Island and provides information on how to interpret them. Offers advice on risk assessments, procedures, policies, reporting, investigating and documenting incidents.
Improving Workplace Safety in Nova Scotia’s Community Emergency Departments
The Nova Scotia Health Authority established a working group on safety protocols as a result of an incident at Soldiers Memorial Hospital. These recommendations and their framework for implementation could be of value to community emergency departments.
Workplace Safety Action Plan for Nova Scotia’s Health and Community Services Sector
Overview of the Workplace Safety Action Plan and the process of implementation of a violence prevention aspect in health and community services’ occupational health and safety systems.
Intervention to Reduce Workplace Violence
The Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation was commissioned to create a synthesis of available evidence pertaining to interventions to prevent workplace violence in a range of health care settings.
Violence in the Workplace: Zero Tolerance
This guide offers recommended steps to begin addressing the issue of workplace violence.
Quality Improvement Plan Guidance: Workplace Violence Prevention
The purpose of this guide is to support hospitals in meeting the expectations around the new mandatory workplace violence indicator that will be included in the 2018/2019 QIPs for the hospital sector.
Workplace Violence Prevention in the 2017/18 Quality Improvement Plans
The purpose of this report is to highlight organizations’ efforts to address workplace violence as described in their 2017/2018 QIPs. Through this report, we hope to share ideas and tools among organizations, and to inform work that is currently ongoing to address this issue in health care overall.
Engaging with Patients and Caregivers about Quality Improvement
Patient engagement is an essential way of incorporating the voices of patients, families and caregivers into decisions that will affect the care that patients receive. This is a consultation guide for health care organizations.
Take Care: How to develop and Implement a Workplace Violence Prevention Program
This guide enables employers and workers to implement a program to prevent violence in the workplace.
Monthly Huddle & Safety in 60 Seconds: Pre-Shift Huddle Tips for Safety Advocates
Safety in 60 Seconds offers quick, bite-sized tips and tools for managers and OH&S committee members to help create safer, healthier workplaces.