Washington Revised Code Title 49. Labor Regulations § 49.19.010. Definitions

(1) “Health care setting” means:

(2) “Department” means the department of labor and industries.

(3) “Employee” means an employee as defined in RCW 49.17.020.

(4) “Workplace violence,” “violence,” or “violent act” means any physical assault or verbal threat of physical assault against an employee of a health care setting on the property of the health care setting. “Workplace violence,” “violence,” or “violent act” includes any physical assault or verbal threat of physical assault involving the use of a weapon, including a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010, or a common object used as a weapon, regardless of whether the use of a weapon resulted in an injury.