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Prevention is a plan. Write yours.

A written workplace violence prevention plan, built on OSHA’s five building blocks. Check your risks in two minutes, write the plan privately, then print the wall card and train the team.

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740

deaths at work in the United States in 2023 were due to violent acts.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), of the 5,283 fatal workplace injuries that occurred in the United States in 2023, 740 fatalities were due to violent acts.

OSHA Workplace Violence (safety and health topic page) read October 11, 2026

Three steps, one afternoon

  1. 1

    Check the risks

    Tick what is true of your work: cash, late hours, working alone, home visits, alcohol. See the measures OSHA lists for each, in OSHA’s own words.

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  2. 2

    Write the plan

    Five tabs, one per building block: your policy, each location, the controls and who owns them, training, and how reports are handled.

    Start a plan
  3. 3

    Post it, practise it

    Print the plan and a wall card for each location, log training sessions (no names), and review the plan once a year.

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OSHA’s five building blocks, one tab each

The plan builder is laid out the way OSHA lays out a prevention program. Each tab holds one block.

  1. 1

    Management commitment and employee participation

    Your policy, who owns the plan, who sits on the team.

  2. 2

    Worksite analysis

    Each location, its hours and the risk factors that apply.

  3. 3

    Hazard prevention and control

    What you will do about each risk, who does it, by when.

  4. 4

    Safety and health training

    What people learn, how often, and a log of sessions held.

  5. 5

    Recordkeeping and program evaluation

    Where reports go, who investigates, when the plan is reviewed.

The building blocks for developing an effective workplace violence prevention program include: (1) Management commitment and employee participation, (2) Worksite analysis, (3) Hazard prevention and control, (4) Safety and health training, and (5) Recordkeeping and program evaluation.

OSHA Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers (OSHA 3148) 2016

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Every measure on this site is OSHA’s own wording, quoted with its date. Which measure we show for which risk is our matching, and we say so. See the sources