Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 618.Sec. 6.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A medical facility shall maintain a log of
			 workplace violence incidents and record in the log information about every
			 incident, post-incident response and investigation regarding an injury
			 resulting from workplace violence.
2. Information which is recorded in the log
			 about each incident must be based on information solicited from the employees
			 who witnessed or experienced the workplace violence. Except as otherwise
			 provided in subsection 3, the information recorded in the log must include:
(a) The date, time and specific location of
			 the incident, including the unit of the medical facility in which the incident
			 took place.
(b) A detailed
			 description of the incident.
(c) A
			 classification of the person who committed the violent act, including whether
			 the perpetrator was:
(1) A patient, employee
			 or provider of health care of the medical facility;
(2) A vendor or supplier of or to the medical
			 facility;
(3) A family member or
			 friend of a patient, employee, provider of health care, vendor or
			 supplier;
(4) A coworker,
			 supervisor or manager employed by the medical facility;
(5) A partner, spouse, parent or other
			 relative of an employee of the medical facility;
(6) A stranger with criminal intent;
			 or
(7) Any other person.
(d) A classification of
			 surrounding circumstances at the time of the incident, including, without
			 limitation, whether the employee was:
(1)
			 Performing his or her usual job duties;
(2) Working in a poorly lit area;
(3) Required to work in an abnormally hurried
			 manner;
(4) Working during a period
			 of low staffing levels;
(5) In an
			 area where crime rates are higher than in surrounding areas;
(6) Isolated or alone;
(7) Unable to get help or
			 assistance;
(8) Working in a
			 community setting; or
(9) Working
			 in an unfamiliar or new location.
(e) A classification of the location where
			 the incident occurred, including, without limitation, whether it occurred in:
(1) The room of a patient;
(2) An emergency room or urgent care
			 center;
(3) A hallway;
(4) A waiting room;
(5) A restroom or bathroom;
(6) A break room;
(7) A cafeteria of the medical
			 facility;
(8) A parking lot or
			 other area which is controlled by the medical facility and used by employees,
			 staff, visitors of patients, vendors or suppliers;
(9) A personal residence; or
(10) Any other location.
(f) The type of incident, including whether
			 it involved:
(1) A physical attack, including,
			 without limitation, biting, choking, grabbing, hairpulling, kicking, punching,
			 slapping, pushing, pulling, scratching or spitting;
(2) An attack with a weapon or object,
			 including, without limitation, a firearm, knife or other object;
(3) The threat of physical force or use of a
			 weapon or other object; or
(4) A
			 sexual assault or threat of sexual assault, including, without limitation, rape
			 or attempted rape, physical display or unwanted verbal or physical sexual
			 conduct.
(g) The
			 consequences of the incident, including:
(1)
			 Whether medical treatment was provided to the employee;
(2) Who, if anyone, provided assistance
			 necessary to conclude the incident;
(3) Whether security staff for the medical
			 facility was contacted;
(4) Whether
			 law enforcement was contacted;
(5)
			 The amount of time, in hours, lost from work, if any; and
(6) Actions taken to protect employees from a
			 continuing threat, if any.
(h) Information about the person recording
			 the information in the log, including the name, job title, telephone number and
			 electronic mail address of the person, and the date each entry to the log was
			 made.