Lawmakers Back Union Petition For OSHA Rule On Workplace Violence

Top Democratic lawmakers are backing labor unions' petition urging OSHA to issue a workplace violence prevention standard that would require healthcare and social service employers to create violence prevention programs, arguing the rate of violence at the facilities is “high and rising,” and that current enforcement is ineffective. In a July 18 letter , to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, five congressmen, including minority leaders of the House and Senate labor panels, argue that workers in healthcare and social service facilities...