Remember back in January when President Biden asked OSHA to do something about COVID-19 and the workforce. Well, OSHA responded… Blog | January 31st, 2023 Safety Essentials: Getting the Basics Right to Improve Safety Across All your Locations We have written about the importance of having...
s shot or test rule. Labor and employment attorney Kelley Barnett explains how the Supreme Court's dismantling of the agency's emergency temporary standard doesn't completely let employers off the hook, and she lays out steps necessary to comply with current federal, state and local regulations....
With the announcement, OSHA is now terminating the rulemaking because the most effective and efficient use of agency resources to protect healthcare workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19, as well as a host of other infectious diseases, is to focus its resources on the completion of an ...
We can provide expert guidance and have developed a number of COVID-19 specific solutions including COVID-19 Mitigation Plans, safety policies such as “Pandemic Preparedness”, and COVID-19 safety training that’s available online or as a DIY training kit. ...
OSHA’s new guidance also clarifies that even individuals who have been vaccinated must also follow all safety precautions (e.g., wearing masks and maintaining physical distancing), as there is yet no reported evidence that COVID-19 vaccines prevent transmission of the virus from person to person...
As construction workers return to work nationwide, it's important to follow public health guidelines that limit the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. » Read more...OSHA Classes: Online vs. In-Person Training OSHA Outreach training is available 100% online or in a classroom-based format...
COVID-19 Plan: OSHA will now require every qualifying employer to develop and implement a COVID-19 plan for each workplace site: For workplaces with more than 10 employees, this plan must be memorialized in writing; Designate workplace safety coordinator(s), knowledgeable in infection control ...
On November 4, 2021, OSHA released its long-anticipated rule related to COVID-19 vaccines in the workplace. The stated purpose of the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is to “address the grave danger of COVID-19 in the
According to current regulations, employers with 10 or fewer employees and certain employers in low hazard industries have no recording obligations; they need only report COVID-19 work-related illnesses that result in a fatality or an employee’s in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of ...
Seyfarth Synopsis: Michigan OSHA (MIOSHA) enacted COVID-19 emergency rules on October 14, 2020, less than two weeks after the Michigan Supreme Court’s...