OSHA Issues COVID-19 Workplace Safety Standard

(from Venable) For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has implemented a comprehensive COVID-19 workplace safety standard that employers must follow. The emergency temporary standard (ETS) aims to protect healthcare workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19 and is tailored to require employers in the healthcare industry and in facilities providing healthcare services. OSHA concurrently issued updated, non-mandatory guidance intended to assist non-healthcare employers in preventing occupational exposure to COVID-19, especially for unvaccinated workers.

To determine if your school or workplace is covered by the ETS, see OSHA's decision tree. 

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