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Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
For more information call: 202) 219-8151
In response to requests from stakeholders, the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending to Sept. 30
the deadline for public comments on its draft "Guidelines for Workplace
Violence Prevention Programs for Night Retail Establishments."
In response to requests from stakeholders, the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending to Sept. 30
the deadline for public comments on its draft "Guidelines for Workplace
Violence Prevention Programs for Night Retail Establishments."
The guidelines address the six risk factors for workplace
homicide that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
identified in 1993. Those factors, all of which are usually present in night
retail establishments, include:
- Exchange of money with the public,
- Working alone or in small numbers,
- Working late at night or during early morning hours,
- Working in high-crime areas,
- Guarding valuable property or possessions, and
- Working in community settings.
With its draft, OSHA is offering both policy
recommendations and practical suggestions employers can use to prevent attacks
on employees in the workplace. According to the draft, a workplace violence
prevention program should include the elements of any good safety and health
program: management commitment and employee involvement, worksite analysis,
hazard prevention and control and training and education.
OSHA intends the guidelines to be advisory in nature and
informational in content and is seeking public comments to develop effective
recommendations for the night retail industry. In March, the agency issued
final violence prevention guidelines for the health care and social service
industries where nearly two-thirds of nonfatal assaults occur.
Copies of the draft document are available on the Internet
at http://www.osha.gov under "What's New." Single printed copies are available
by mail, to requestors who send a self-addressed label to OSHA Publications,
P.O. Box 37535, Washington, D.C. 20013-7535, telephone (202) 219-4667, fax
(202) 219-9266.
Comments should be sent, no later than Sept. 30, 1996, to
Patricia D. Biles, Workplace Violence Program Coordinator, Department of
labor/OSHA, Room N3107, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
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