The Aim of Provincial Violence Prevention: Framework and Strategy is to reduce healthcare’s injury rates through targeted interventions; build a stronger culture of safety; promote the adoption of effective violence prevention initiatives; and prevent injuries caused by violence and acts of aggression.
Addressing Workplace Violence in Healthcare
The tools and resources found here will provide workplaces with a consistent, scalable and consensus-based approach that can be used to:
Build a comprehensive program OR
Enhance existing program with new tools and resources.
Access to the PSHSA violence prevention materials for use in the Province of Saskatchewan is with the agreement that the terms and conditions will be met under a licence agreement between PSHSA and SASWH.
The intent of the agreement is to provide adequate access to these resources to the Healthcare Industry in Saskatchewan. The materials accessible in this link are essentially aligned with the content from PSHSA violence prevention materials.
Note of Clarification: Throughout these documents and resources are numerous references to the Ontario context and legislative requirements specific to the Province of Ontario. For Saskatchewan users of these resources you are reminded to reference the legislative requirements of the Province of Saskatchewan.