The U.S. Department of Labor's workplace safety division is increasing its enforcement efforts in hospitals and nursing homes.

According to a new report from the AFL-CIO, in 2013, 4,585 workers were killed on the job in the United States. 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released an update to its Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers. 

 As of Jan. 1, private-sector employers nationwide face stricter reporting requirements for on-the-job injuries. 

While the violation genres themselves are not a surprise, the number of OSHA violations in 2013 was a significant increase from the same genres in 2012.

A proposal making it easier for whistle-blowers to file complaints recently passed a significant hurdle when the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs approved an online retaliation complaint form.

After voicing her concerns about a client, Stephanie Ross was sent to his house anyway for his face-to-face hospitalization risk assessment, and he stabbed her to death.

David Michaels teams up with OSHA to create a multifaceted whistleblower program -- how can stamping out workers' fears of discrimination or retaliation improve your investigations?

Healthcare institutions have managed workplace violence with measurable success, despite the challenges faced in hospitals, emergency rooms, mental health, nursing homes, long-term care and community healthcare facilities. The magnitude of the problem is astounding – its devastating impact looms mightily in the hearts and minds of boards of directors, C-suites and security directors as both a real institutional threat and a contentious business reality facing healthcare today.

 Government regulators are beginning a three-year program focusing on protecting workers in the nursing and residential care fields from serious safety and health hazards, according to an OSHA news brief.