Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance

1218-AD08 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Prevention of Workplace Violence in Health Care and Social Assistance

The Request for Information (RFI) (published on December 7, 2016, (81 FR 88147)) provides the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) history with the issue of workplace violence in health care and social assistance, including a discussion of the Guidelines that were initially published in 1996, a 2014 update to the Guidelines, and the agency's use of 5(a)(1) in enforcement cases in health care. The RFI solicited information primarily from health care employers, workers and other subject matter experts on impacts of violence, prevention strategies, and other information that will be useful to the agency. OSHA was petitioned for a standard preventing workplace violence in health care by a broad coalition of labor unions, and in a separate petition by the National Nurses United. On January 10, 2017, OSHA granted the petitions. In accordance with the requirements of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) OSHA convened a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panel in March 2023. OSHA issued the SBREFA Panel report on May 1, 2023.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Not Yet Determined 29 U.S.C. 655(b) 5 U.S.C. 609 No Request for Information (RFI) 12/07/2016 81 FR 88147 RFI Comment Period End 04/06/2017 Initiate SBREFA 12/29/2022 Complete SBREFA 05/01/2023 NPRM 12/00/2024 YES Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations Local State No No Yes No Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 202 693-1950 levinson.andrew@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington DC 20210