,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hffi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjbd,mr4   
,neguse 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,williams (    
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 &   
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,labor to issue nonm&atory guidance on  
r$uc+ ! ?reat ( viol5ce 9 ! workplace1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,safe ,workplaces  
,act4  #b4 ,,o%a guidance on r$uc+ !    
?reat ( viol5ce 9 ! workplace  7a7 ,/udy
 ,! ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute = 
,occupational ,safety & ,heal? %all     
conduct a /udy on r$uc+ ! ?reat (       
viol5ce 9 ! workplace4  7b7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an #ae mon?s aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all   
submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 !       
,committee on ,education & ,labor ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee 
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        

,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report on !       
results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 
7a71 :i* %all include recomm5dations t !
 ,secret>y ( ,labor %all consid] :5     
issu+ ! guidance describ$ 9 subsection  
7c74  7c7 ,guidance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 act+  
?r\gh ! ,occupational ,safety & ,heal?  
,adm9i/ration1 %all issue nonm&atory    
guidance on activities & "w practice    
controls t c be implem5t$ by workplaces 
to r$uce workplace viol5ce4 ,su*        
guidance %all be diff]5tiat$ to ! ext5t 
necess>y to acc\nt = ! unique           
*>act]i/ics (1 & ! pot5tial = ?reats (  
viol5ce at1 ( ea* v>iety ( workplace1   
includ+ groc]y /ores1 retail /ores1     
movie !atres1 hospitals1 (fice build+s1 
re/aurants & b>s1 religi\s facilities1  
manufactur+ facilities1 mail di/ribution
 c5t]s1 community c5t]s1 *ild c>e c5t]s1
 & s*ools4  7#b7 ,consid]ation ,9 issu+ 
! guidance requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 !  
,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 consid] !         

recomm5dations includ$ 9 ! report       
requir$ "u subsection 7b72 &  7,b7 take 
into acc\nt eng9e]+ controls1 dang]\s   
weapons1 & environm5tal risk factors t  
may impact a workplace4  7d7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,dang]\s weapon ,!  
t]m dang]\s weapon means an in/rum5t    
capable ( inflict+ dea? or s]i\s bodily 
injury1 )\t reg>d to :e!r su* in/rum5t 0
 design$ = t purpose4  7#b7 ,eng9e]+    
controls  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m eng9e]+  
controls means an aspect ( ! built space
 or a device t removes a haz>d f !      
workplace or creates a b>ri] betwe5 an  
employee & ! haz>d4  7,b7 ,inclusions ,=
 purposes ( r$uc+ workplace viol5ce     
haz>ds1 ! t]m eng9e]+ controls includes 
electronic access controls to employee  
occupi$ areas1 weapon detectors 7in/all$
 or h&held71 enclos$ "w/ations )        
%att]-resi/ant glass1 deep s]vice       
c\nt]s1 locks on doors1 remov+ access to
 or secur+ items t c\ld be us$ z        
weapons1 furniture affix$ to ! floor1   
opaque glass1 clos$-circuit television  

monitor+ & video record+1 sight-aids1 & 
p]sonal al>m devices4  7#c7             
,environm5tal risk factors  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! t]m environm5tal risk factors  
means factors 9 ! facility or area 9 :i*
 a s]vice is p]=m$ t may contribute to !
 likelihood or sev]ity ( a workplace    
viol5ce incid5t4  7,b7 ,cl>ification    
,environm5tal risk factors may be       
associat$ ) ! specific task be+ p]=m$ or
 ! "w area1 su* z work+ 9 an isolat$    
area1 poor illum9ation or block$        
visibility1 & lack ( physical b>ri]s    
betwe5 individuals & p]sons at risk (   
committ+ workplace viol5ce4  7#d7 ,?reat
 ( ,viol5ce ,! t]m ?reat ( viol5ce means
 a /atem5t or conduct t--  7,a7 causes  
an individual to fe> = su* individual's 
safety because !re is a reasonable      
possibility ! individual might be       
physically injur$2 &  7,b7 s]ves no     
legitimate purpose4  7#e7 ,"w practice  
controls  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m "w       
practice controls means proc$ures &     
rules t are us$ to effectively r$uce    

workplace viol5ce haz>ds4  7,b7         
,inclusions ,! t]m "w practice controls 
includes--  7i7 assign+ & plac+         
suffici5t numb]s ( /aff to r$uce        
workplace viol5ce direct$ at employees  
by cu/om]s1 cli5ts1 pati5ts1 /ud5ts1    
inmates1 or any individual = :om !      
workplace provides s]vices or = :om !   
employee p]=ms s]vices4  7ii7 provision 
( d$icat$ & available safety p]sonnel   
su* z security gu>ds2  7iii7 employee   
tra9+ on workplace viol5ce prev5tion    
me?ods & te*niques to de-escalate &     
m9imize viol5t behavior2 &  7iv7        
employee tra9+ on proc$ures = response 9
 ! ev5t ( a workplace viol5ce incid5t & 
= po/-incid5t response4  7#f7 ,workplace
 viol5ce  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m workplace
 viol5ce means any act ( viol5ce or     
?reat ( viol5ce1 )\t reg>d to int5t1 t  
occurs at a workplace or :ile an        
employee p]=ms a s]vice4  7,b7          
,exclusions ,! t]m workplace viol5ce    
does n include lawful acts ( self-def5se
 or lawful acts ( def5se ( o!rs4  7,c7  

,inclusions ,! t]m workplace viol5ce    
includes-- 7i7 ! ?reat or use ( physical
 =ce aga9/ a employee t results 9 or has
 a high likelihood ( result+ 9 injury1  
psy*ological trauma1 or /ress1 )\t reg>d
 to :e!r ! employee su/a9s an injury1   
psy*ological trauma1 or /ress2 &  7ii7  
an incid5t involv+ ! ?reat or use ( a   
fire>m or a dang]\s weapon1 includ+ !   
use ( common objects z weapons1 )\t     
reg>d to :e!r ! employee su/a9s an      
injury1 psy*ological trauma1 or /ress4