# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1327: Section 340.1327 Workplace Violence Prevention Program > Illinois · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T77_P340_S340_1327 ## Section - **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1327 - **Heading:** Section 340.1327 Workplace Violence Prevention Program - **Jurisdiction:** Illinois - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 77 PUBLIC HEALTH / CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH / Part 340 ILLINOIS VETERANS' HOMES CODE / Section 340.1327 Workplace Violence Prevention Program ## Text Section 340.1327 Workplace Violence Prevention Program a) A veterans' home is subject to the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. (Section 2.7 of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act) b)         A facility shall display a notice, either by physical or electronic means, stating that verbal aggression will not be tolerated and physical assault will be reported to law enforcement. (Section 15(c) of the Health Care Violence Prevention Act) c)         A facility shall create a workplace violence prevention program that complies with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers.  In addition, the workplace violence prevention program shall include: 1) The following classification of workplace violence as one of 4 possible types: A) "Type 1 violence" – workplace violence committed by a person who has no legitimate business at the work site and includes violent acts by anyone who enters the workplace with the intent to commit a crime; B) "Type 2 violence" – workplace violence directed at employees by customers, clients, patients, students, inmates, visitors, or other individuals accompanying a patient; C) "Type 3 violence" – workplace violence against an employee by a present or former employee, supervisor, or manager; or D) "Type 4 violence" – workplace violence committed in the workplace by someone who does not work there, but has or is known to have had a personal relationship with an employee clients, patients, students, inmates, visitors, or other individuals accompanying a patient; C) "Type 3 violence" – workplace violence against an employee by a present or former employee, supervisor, or manager; or D) "Type 4 violence" – workplace violence committed in the workplace by someone who does not work there, but has or is known to have had a personal relationship with an employee. 2) Management commitment and worker participation, including, but not limited to, nurses; 3) Worksite analysis and identification of potential hazards; 4) Hazard prevention and control; 5) Safety and health training that includes annual completion of one of the following online courses: A)        Preventing Workplace Violence in Healthcare, available at: https://www.oshatrain.org/courses/mods/776e.html; or B)        Workplace Violence Prevention for Nurses, available at: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/violence/; and 6) Recordkeeping and evaluation of the violence prevention program. (Section 20 of the Health Care Violence Prevention Act) d)         A facility workplace violence prevention program shall also include: 1)         An overview of the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault and sexual violence; 2)         Strategies and approaches to prevent sexual violence; 3)         Intervention procedures to report sexual violence; 4)         Contact information for local programs and services to assist victims of sexual violence; and 5)         Additional training and education resources regarding the prevention and reporting of sexual violence, including, but not limited to, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's STOP SV: A Technical Package to Prevent Sexual Violence, available at: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/SV-Prevention-Technical-Package.pdf. ## Nearby sections - [77 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1300 Section 340.1300 Facility Policies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T77_P340_S340_1300.md) - [77 Ill. Adm. 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