S. 1232, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a new occupational safety standard requiring health care and social service employers to develop comprehensive workplace violence prevention plans, conduct investigations of violent incidents, maintain detailed records, and provide annual employee training within 42 months. The law mandates that covered employers implement anti-retaliation protections, conduct annual safety evaluations with worker input, and keep incident logs for at least five years, while also extending these requirements to hospitals and skilled nursing facilities receiving Medicare funding that fall outside normal OSHA jurisdiction. Employers must submit annual summaries of violent incidents to the Labor Department and face enforcement penalties for non-compliance. The interim standard will be issued within one year based on 2015 OSHA guidelines, with a full regulatory process completed within 42 months, ensuring workers across the health care and social service sectors have enhanced protections against workplace violence.
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