This bill is about getting overdose-reversal medications into workplaces to save lives. Right now, if someone has an opioid overdose at work, there may not be medication available to help them. The bill directs OSHA (the government agency that handles workplace safety) to create rules requiring federal government workplaces to stock overdose-reversal drugs like Narcan and train their employees on how to use them. For private companies, OSHA would provide guidance and recommendations on doing the same thing, but wouldn't require it. Essentially, the goal is to make sure that if someone overdoses at work—whether it's a federal employee or someone at a private business—there's medication on hand and people trained to use it, which could mean the difference between life and death.

WORK to Save Lives Act

Merkley, Jeff

Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits to Save Lives Act or the WORK to Save Lives ActThis 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.&nbsp;