Summary

Requires the Department of Labor (OSHA) to issue an interim final workplace violence prevention standard for health care, social service, and similar employers within one year, and to follow with proposed and final standards on a set timetable. Covered employers must create written violence prevention plans, provide specified training, investigate and log incidents, report summary data to OSHA, protect privacy and prohibit retaliation; certain hospitals and skilled nursing facilities not covered by OSHA must comply within one year after the interim standard is issued.

Key Points

• Requires OSHA to issue an enforceable interim workplace violence prevention standard for health care and social service sectors within 1 year.
• Interim standard may be issued with limited procedural requirements but must allow a 30‑day public comment period and becomes effective within 30 days of issuance.
• Covered employers must adopt written violence prevention Plans, conduct incident investigations, provide specified training, keep 5-year records, and submit annual summaries to OSHA.
• A violent incident log template and an electronic reporting platform must be provided by the Secretary within specified timelines.
• Final OSHA standard must be published within 42 months and be at least as protective as any approved State-plan standard when feasible.
• Certain hospitals and skilled nursing facilities not covered by OSHA must comply with the federal standard one year after the interim standard is issued.
• The bill requires anti‑retaliation protections and mandates protection of victim and employee records consistent with HIPAA and other confidentiality rules.
• Employers face new compliance costs (training, engineering controls, record systems) but the measure aims to reduce workplace violence and improve incident reporting and prevention.

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