“To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue nonmandatory guidance on reducing the threat of violence in the workplace, and for other purposes.”
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This section directs the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to conduct a study on reducing workplace violence threats and submit a report with recommendations to the Secretary of Labor and relevant congressional committees within 15 months of enactment. The section further requires the Secretary, acting through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, to issue nonmandatory guidance within four years of enactment on activities and work practice controls to reduce workplace violence in various settings (e.g., grocery stores, hospitals, schools, retail stores, restaurants). Such guidance must consider the study's recommendations and address engineering controls (e.g., weapon detectors, locked doors), dangerous weapons, and environmental risk factors (e.g., poor lighting, isolated areas). The section defines key terms, including workplace violence (any act or threat of violence at a workplace, excluding lawful self-defense), threat of violence, engineering controls, work practice controls (e.g., staff training, security personnel), dangerous weapon, and environmental risk factors.