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Maryland Senate Hears From The Safe Care Initiative

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The Safe Care Act. The Maryland Safe Care Initiative. Maryland Senate Hears From The Safe Care Initiative. March 7, 2013. A chilly Mid-Atlantic Thursday afternoon and the Maryland State Senate Finance Committee. Has now heard an ear-full on the Safe Care Act, where members of the Safe Care Initiative. The Safe Care Act,. In short, is proposed legislation to protect healthcare workers in the state from workplace violence. Of any other private-sector workers in the country. We are now one day closer to mak...

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The Safe Care Act

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The Safe Care Act. The Maryland Safe Care Initiative. The Safe Care Act. According to a 2010 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), almost 60% of violent acts in the workplace occur in the health care setting. According to a 2011 BLS study, the average healthcare and social assistance worker needed a median of six required days from work after an assault. 80 percent of healthcare assault victims are women. Days away from work. Restricted work activity or job transfer. The Safe Care Act. A post-in...

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News | Maryland Safe Care Initiative

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The Safe Care Act. The Maryland Safe Care Initiative. Advocate for Workplace Violence Prevention Brings Her Message to the Shop. June 12, 2013. Maryland Safe Care Initiative. Since testifying about the need for a voice for front-line caregivers in workplace violence prevention and planning, Bernice Troy, GNA discovered that her union contract at Genesis Caton Manor contained language for a Health and Safety Committee in her workplace to help address her concerns. She urges all of her fellow 1199SEIU memb...

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Whitepaper: Workplace Violence in Healthcare

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The Safe Care Act. The Maryland Safe Care Initiative. Whitepaper: Workplace Violence in Healthcare. Maryland Safe Care Initiative. January 30, 2013. Download our whitepaper,. Workplace Violence in Healthcare: Maryland’s Silent Crisis. Click here to read experiences from Maryland healthcare workers with violence on the job. NursingWorld – Workplace Violence Factsheet. OSHA – Workplace Violence. Workplace Violence Prevention report. Workplace Violence: Getting Heard. Maryland Safe Care Initiative.

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Get the Facts

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The Safe Care Act. The Maryland Safe Care Initiative. Protect Health Care Workers:. Workplace Safety: A Nationwide Movement. Health Care Workers: Most Attacked. Between 2003 and 2007, assaults on health care and social assistance workers represented a majority of workplace assaults in the nation. [1]. Based on this data and the anticipated increase in patient volume at our hospitals and nursing homes due to health care reform, health care workers face an increasingly unsafe workplace. According to the Em...

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Advocate for Workplace Violence Prevention Brings Her Message to the Shop

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The Safe Care Act. The Maryland Safe Care Initiative. Advocate for Workplace Violence Prevention Brings Her Message to the Shop. Maryland Safe Care Initiative. June 12, 2013. Since testifying about the need for a voice for front-line caregivers in workplace violence prevention and planning, Bernice Troy, GNA discovered that her union contract at Genesis Caton Manor contained language for a Health and Safety Committee in her workplace to help address her concerns. She urges all of her fellow 1199SEIU memb...

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“The time to stop the violence is now.”

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The Safe Care Act. The Maryland Safe Care Initiative. 8220;The time to stop the violence is now.”. Maryland Safe Care Initiative. December 26, 2012. These incidents have had lasting effects on Bill. I am constantly looking over my shoulder. Sometimes I have to stop my work and back away from my desk because I don’t know how patients are going to react. The answer, as Bill sees it, is for facilities to create workplace violence policies that everyone must follow. It’s hard to save lives when you are tryin...

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“Judo and Karate were not one of the classes I took in nursing school.”

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The Safe Care Act. The Maryland Safe Care Initiative. Judo and Karate were not one of the classes I took in nursing school. Maryland Safe Care Initiative. December 26, 2012. This makes working in health care one of the most dangerous occupations in the nation. Health care workers should not have to endure violence when there are so many deterrents available. 1199 SEIU will be pushing our state officials to stop workplace violence in healthcare institutions during legislative session next year so that...