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Program & Plan Development
Standing up the complete workplace violence prevention program of record — committee composition, the facility-specific written plan, and the governance structure that ties every element together.
10 articles
Program & Plan Development
Building the WVP Survey-Readiness Binder
The survey-readiness binder is the single source of truth a surveyor navigates in minutes. Here is the tabbed structure that proves your WVP program for Chapter 331, TJC, and OSHA.
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Standing Up a WVP Committee That Functions
How to build a workplace violence prevention committee that satisfies Texas HSC Chapter 331's required member categories — and actually meets, minutes, and acts between surveys.
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Phasing a WVP Program Rollout Across a Health System
How to roll out a workplace violence prevention program across a multi-site health system — system standards plus site-specific evidence — for Chapter 331 and Joint Commission readiness.
9 min
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Integrating Your WVP Plan With EM and EOC
Your workplace violence plan should not live in a silo. Here is how to integrate it with emergency management and environment of care so surveyors see one coherent, defensible program.
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Your First WVP Committee Meeting (and Minutes That Hold Up)
How to run the first workplace violence prevention committee meeting and capture minutes that survive a Joint Commission tracer and a Chapter 331 survey — agenda, actions, and proof.
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WVP Reporting Policy That Doesn't Discourage 911
How to write a confidential workplace violence reporting policy that encourages staff to report and still preserves the right to call law enforcement — aligned to Texas Chapter 331.
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Assigning WVP Roles: Leader, Committee, Unit Champions
How to assign accountability across your workplace violence prevention program — program leader, committee, and unit champions — so every Chapter 331 and Joint Commission task has an owner.
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Anti-Retaliation Language for Your WVP Program
How to write anti-retaliation policy language that satisfies Texas Chapter 331, protects staff who report workplace violence, and holds up in a survey and in litigation discovery.
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The Annual WVP Plan Evaluation, Step by Step
Chapter 331 requires an annual WVP plan evaluation reported to your governing body. Here is a repeatable process — and the board-ready report it produces — that satisfies the statute.
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How to Write a Facility-Specific WVP Plan
A definitive guide to writing a facility-specific workplace violence prevention plan that satisfies Texas HSC Chapter 331, the Joint Commission, and OSHA — and survives a survey.
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Read article →Know where your program stands
A Survey-Readiness Audit scores your committee, plan, training, and governing-body reporting against every standard that applies to your facility — in one document.