Report suggests increasing penalties for violence against Georgia healthcare employees

A Georgia Senate study committee asked state legislators this week to consider increasing penalties for violent attacks on Georgia healthcare industry employees, but new such legislation is unlikely because criminal justice experts believe existing law already covers violence in the healthcare workplace, according to the study committee’s chairman. A study released by Fed-OSHA in April 2020 found healthcare employees account for about 50 percent of all victims of workplace violence. Capitol-Beat

Northwest Michigan prosecutors say no uptick in hospital assaults

As hospitals in northwest Michigan began awareness campaigns around workplace hostility, prosecutors in multiple counties say they aren’t seeing an irregular spike in hospital assaults being referred to them by police departments. One healthcare system’s director of safety and security says assaults are a priority among hospital executives but that some that some of the assaults don’t rise to levels that are reportable to MIOSHA. Traverse City Record Eagle

Judge temporarily halts vaccine mandate for federal contractors

A federal judge in Georgia on Tuesday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, who were facing a January 18 deadline to be fully vaccinated. The Hill

Employee falls to death at Long Island hotel

Authorities are investigating the death of a hotel employee who fell from an upper-floor window in Hauppauge, New York, on Saturday evening. Fed-OSHA is investigating. SILive.com

Tips for an effective dealership safety training program

Glorianna Corman, senior risk management consultant at KPA, discusses what steps automobile dealerships should in regard to a safety training program, how dealerships to prepare for an official safety inspection, and other topics as the number of Fed-OSHA inspectors is expected to increase significantly by 2024. Automotive News