118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1176 — Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

“A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.”

Labor and employment

Introduced Apr 18, 2023

Last action Apr 18, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Apr 18, 2023

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Referred

Apr 18, 2023

HELP

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care, social service, and other sectors. Specifically, Labor must issue an interim occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers to take actions to protect workers and other personnel from workplace violence. The standard applies to employers in the health care sector, in the social service sector, and in sectors that conduct activities similar to those in the health care and social service sectors. In addition, Labor must promulgate a final standard within a specified time line.

Provisions · 8 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

5 provisions

1 provision

Timeline · 2 actions

Apr 18, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Apr 18, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.