There are currently no
specific standards for workplace violence. However, this page highlights Federal
Registers (rules, proposed rules, and notices) and standard interpretations (official letters of interpretation of
the standards) related to workplace violence.
Section
5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty Clause,
requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and a
place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or
are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". Section
5(a)(2) requires employers to "comply with occupational safety
and health standards promulgated under this Act".
Note:
Twenty-four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have
OSHA-approved
State Plans and have adopted their own standards and enforcement
policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that are
identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different
standards applicable to this topic or may have different enforcement
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Federal Registers
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Occupational Injury and Illness Recording
and Reporting Requirements. Final Rules 68:38601-38607, (2003, June 30).
Deletes two provisions of the Occupational Injury and Illness
Recording and Reporting Requirements rule published January 19, 2001 which required employers to check the MSD column on the OSHA
300 Log if an employee experienced a work-related musculoskeletal disorder
(MSD), and stated that MSDs are not considered privacy concern cases.
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Occupational Injury and Illness Recording
and Reporting Requirements. Final Rules
66:52031-52034, (2001, October 12). Delays effective date of provisions
1904.10(a) and
(b), which specify recording criteria for cases involving occupational
hearing loss, 1904.12, which defines "musculoskeletal disorder (MSD)".
Establishes interim criteria for recording cases of work-related hearing
loss.
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Occupational Injury and Illness Recording
and Reporting Requirements. Final Rules
66:5916-6135, (1999, January 19). Revises rule addressing the recording
and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (29
CFR parts 1904 and
1952), including the forms employers use to record those injuries and
illnesses.
- Search all available Federal
Registers.
Standard Interpretations
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