OSHA Considers Federal Healthcare Workplace Violence Standard

December 11, 2016

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is considering a federal standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare.

OSHA issued a request for information asking providers and other healthcare stakeholders to weigh in on whether it should propose a federal standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare and social assistance settings. Comments on the request, and feedback on workplace violence overall, can be submitted until April 6, 2017.

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