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This bill would direct the Secretary of Labor to create a comprehensive workplace violence prevention standard for health care and social service workers, requiring covered employers to develop and implement detailed workplace violence prevention plans. The bill covers a wide range of health care and social service facilities, including hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, residential treatment centers, and emergency services, and applies to both public and private employers. Employers would be required to conduct risk assessments, develop written prevention plans with employee participation, provide annual training, maintain detailed incident logs, investigate workplace violence incidents, and establish anti-retaliation policies. The standard would be implemented in two stages: an interim final standard within one year of enactment, followed by a final standard within four years. The bill defines workplace violence broadly, including physical threats and incidents involving various types of perpetrators, and provides specific guidelines for identifying and mitigating violence risks. Additionally, the bill amends the Social Security Act to ensure that Medicare-funded facilities that are not already covered by existing occupational safety regulations will be required to comply with the new workplace violence prevention standard. The goal is to protect health care and social service workers by creating a comprehensive, proactive approach to preventing workplace violence.

Health and Social Services

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1232/all-info