04/08/21
National Safety Council
The bill (H.R. 1195) – reintroduced by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) on Feb. 22 and co-sponsored by six Republicans and 139 Democrats – would direct OSHA to issue a standard requiring employers in the health care and social services industries to develop and implement workplace violence prevention plans to protect nurses, physicians, social workers, emergency responders and others.
Courtney s office cites data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that workers in health care and social services professions are five times more likely to suffer a serious injury related to workplace violence than workers in other sectors.
Previously introduced as H.R. 1309 in February 2019, the legislation passed the House by a 251-158 vote Nov. 21, 2019, but never came up for a vote in the Senate.
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