Tag: COVID-19
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OSHA Updates Guidance on Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace
OSHA has issued updated guidance to help employers and workers in non-healthcare-related industries protect workers who are still not vaccinated, with a special emphasis on industries noted for prolonged close-contacts like meat processing, Read more... -
OSHA Addresses Vaccine-Related Recordkeeping Questions
As more and more people get vaccinated and some workplaces mandate that their employees get the COVID vaccine, questions have begun to crop up regarding how to handle adverse reactions from an OSHA recordkeeping perspective. Below the agency answers Read more... -
Handling Cleanup Efforts After COVID-19 Is Confirmed
A worker has tested positive for COVID-19 — now what? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued detailed guidance for cleaning and disinfecting the workplace after an exposure event. The agency’s recommendations include the Read more... -
How to Ensure Workers in Hot Conditions Are Protected from Coronavirus
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, OSHA has strongly recommended the use of face coverings in the workplace to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Face coverings, either cloth face coverings or surgical masks, are simple barriers that help prevent Read more... -
OSHA Launches National Emphasis Program to Protect Workers from Coronavirus
In response to President Biden's executive order on protecting worker health and safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a national emphasis program focusing enforcement efforts on companies that put the largest Read more... -
Only 28 Percent of Workers Expect to Return to the Workplace by End of 2020
As new COVID-19 cases continue to rise, a survey of U.S. employees conducted by The Conference Board finds that only 28 percent expect to return to the workplace by the end of 2020. The survey also reveals that some groups feel more pressure to Read more... -
Failing to Protect Against COVID-19 Proves Costly for Employers
California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), better known as Cal/OSHA has issued citations to frozen food manufacturer Overhill Farms Inc. and its temporary employment agency Jobsource North America Inc. with over $200,000 in Read more... -
OSHA Reminds Employers Not to Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions
OSHA recently reminded employers in a news release that they cannot retaliate against workers reporting unsafe conditions during the coronavirus epidemic. According to OSHA’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Loren Sweatt: “Employees have the Read more... -
Cal/OSHA Urges Employers to Follow the State’s Guidance on Protecting Workers from COVID-19
The State of California Department of Industrial Relations (Cal/OSHA) is urging all employers to carefully review and follow the state's COVID-19 workplace safety and health guidance to ensure their workers are protected from the virus. The Read more... -
Department of Labor Issues OSHA Guidance As Non-Essential Businesses Reopen
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued guidance to assist employers reopening non-essential businesses and their employees returning to work during the evolving coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
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