OSHA's director, David Michaels, has approved a petition that allows unions to pursue a rule that would require healthcare employers to adopt policies to prevent workplace violence. The workplace violence rule has been advocated for by the AFL-CIO and National Nurses United. The unions will now begin the regulatory process to get a workplace violence rule finalized, but it whether it will be adopted by the Trump Administration is unknown. Director Michaels is stepping down as director today after serving since 2009.
See "OSHA Grants Workplace Violence Petition On Michaels’ Last Day", Sam Pearson, Bloomberg BNA, January 11, 2017