Safe Workplaces Act

The Safe Workplaces Act mandates a study on reducing workplace violence threats, requiring the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to complete a report within 15 months of enactment. This report will inform the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which must then issue nonmandatory guidance within 4 years. The guidance will provide specific, workplace-specific strategies for reducing violence - including engineering controls (like weapon detectors or secure workstations) and work practice controls (such as staff training and security personnel) - across diverse settings like hospitals, retail stores, schools, and restaurants. The bill directly affects all workplaces by establishing a framework for voluntary violence prevention measures, without creating new enforcement standards.