Preventing Workplace Violence in Healthcare: OSHA Public Meeting and Request for Information

OSHA recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) on preventing workplace violence in healthcare and social assistance settings and announced a public stakeholder meeting on January 10, 2017 for interested parties. The RFI was published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2016 to solicit more detailed information on topics such as effective strategies for reducing incidents of violence in various healthcare and social assistance settings. The stakeholder meeting is intended to supplement written comments by allowing workers to share their personal experiences with workplace violence. Additional sessions will focus on both challenges and success stories from businesses, workers, their representatives, and experts.  For more information, see the OSHA news release.

Request for Information:  This was published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2016.  Comments and materials may be submitted electronically to www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking Portal, or via mail, facsimile or hand delivery.  The submission deadline is April 4, 2017.  Check the OSHA website for a link to the Federal Register Notice. 

Public Meeting:  January 10, 2017 from 9am to 5pm eastern at the Department of Labor’s Frances Perkins Building in Washington D.C.  To register and for more information go to: https://projects.erg.com/conferences/osha/register-osha-workplace-violence-meeting.html.

This information was provided by: OSHA