Search Results: keywords:"workplace violence"

  • H. R. 8669 — To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue nonmandatory guidance on reducing the threat of violence in the workplace, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,168

    H.R. 8669, known as the "Safe Workplaces Act," directs the Secretary of Labor to create guidelines to help reduce violence in the workplace. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will first conduct a study to identify ways to reduce such threats, and a...

    Simple Explanation

    The Safe Workplaces Act is like a plan for making workplaces safer. It asks a group of worker safety experts to come up with ideas on how to stop violence at places like stores and schools, which will help workers stay safe, but using these ideas is like having a helpful suggestion, not a must-do rule.

  • H. R. 2647 — To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue nonmandatory guidance on reducing the threat of violence in the workplace, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,145

    The Safe Workplaces Act aims to reduce violence in workplaces across the United States. It requires the Secretary of Labor to issue nonmandatory guidance for reducing workplace violence, considering diverse work environments like offices, hospitals, and schools. A study by...

    Simple Explanation

    The Safe Workplaces Act is like a rulebook that helps bosses know how to keep their workplaces safe from dangerous situations, like fighting, without making it mandatory. It suggests ideas for different places like schools and hospitals to be safer, so people don't get hurt at work.