The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently added a frequently asked question related to to its .听

The FAQ reads:

Conducting a workplace risk assessment for potential COVID-19 exposure, preparing a听 and taking steps to听听are all activities consistent with CDC guidance to promote public health and workplace health.

In addition, on June 10, OSHA updated its Jan. 29 guidance on听, which applies to听nonhealthcare employers. The summary of changes听as of June 10 include听focusing protections on unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers, encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations and adding links to guidance with the most up-to-date content.

ABC鈥檚 general counsel, Littler Mendelson P.C., wrote an analysis of the OSHA ETS and updated guidance, titled听. The article states that the update clarifies how OSHA wants employers 鈥渢o engage with workers and their representatives to determine how to implement multi-layered interventions to protect unvaccinated or otherwise at-risk workers and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.鈥�

These听include:

• Granting paid time off for employees to get vaccinated
• Instructing any workers who are infected, unvaccinated workers who have had close contact with someone who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and all workers with COVID-19 symptoms to stay home from work
• Implementing physical distancing for unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers in all communal work areas
• Providing unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers with face coverings or surgical masks, unless their work task requires a respirator or other PPE
• Educating and training workers on the employer鈥檚 COVID-19 policies and procedures using accessible formats and language(s) they understand
• Suggesting that unvaccinated customers, visitors or guests wear face coverings
• Maintaining ventilation systems
• Performing routine cleaning and disinfection
• Recording and reporting COVID-19 infections and deaths
• Implementing protections from retaliation and setting up an anonymous process for workers to voice concerns about COVID-19-related hazards
• Following other applicable mandatory OSHA standards.

The听听further states, 鈥淲hile many of the items on this updated list were previously present in the initial guidance, the fact that OSHA reviewed and noted updates further confirms OSHA鈥檚 expectations for employers in all industries.听Employers outside of the healthcare industry are advised to closely review the updated guidance and make further adjustments to their own internal policies and procedures, as appropriate.鈥�

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