Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act
- Last Action
- 9/12/2023
Actions
- 2023-09-12Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- 2023-09-12Introduced in House
- 2023-09-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-12 (00)
Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act or the WORK to Save Lives Act
This bill directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take actions to make opioid overdose reversal medications available in workplaces.
Specifically, OSHA must issue regulations that require federal agencies to acquire and maintain opioid overdose reversal medications and annually train employees on the use of the medications. OSHA must also issue nonmandatory guidance to private employers on the same topics.
Cosponsors (20)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Troy Carter (D-LA)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Al Green (D-TX)
Subjects
- Drug therapy
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Medical education
- Worker safety and health
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