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OSHA Sets New Healthcare Rules and Recommendations

June 29, 2021 - OSHA has issued a healthcare emergency standard. This emergency COVID-19 rule is for healthcare only — everyone else gets recommendations. Long-anticipated President Biden issued an executive order on his second day in office, directing OSHA to develop updated guidance for employers and consider the viability of an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) — and get back […]

OSHA Clarifies COVID-19 Reporting (For Now)

October 30, 2020 - At the end of September, OSHA updated its COVID-19 FAQs to clear up the confusion employers had expressed about the reporting of employee coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths. This new guidance effectively allows employers to avoid reporting COVID-19 hospitalizations altogether. What’s changed? OSHA requires employers to report — within 24 hours — any on-the-job illness or […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: OSHA’S New Guidance Expects All Employers to Make an Effort

May 26, 2020 - The regulatory obligation for employers to record work-related cases of COVID-19 on an OSHA 300 Log has been controversial and confusing from the beginning of the pandemic. Employers have questioned the need, based on the cold and flu reporting exemption, and were confused about how to determine work-relatedness. Many low- and moderate-risk employers wondered if […]

COVID-19 UPDATE: Latest OSHA Safety Tips for the Construction Industry, And Your Safety Plan

May 6, 2020 - OSHA wants all employers to familiarize themselves with the general guidance for all employers that is available at the OSHA website. But the federal government is also providing additional guidance — coming from OSHA, the Department of Labor, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the US Department of Health and Human […]

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OSHA Sets New Healthcare Rules and Recommendations

OSHA Clarifies COVID-19 Reporting (For Now)

COVID-19 UPDATE: OSHA’S New Guidance Expects All Employers to Make an Effort

COVID-19 UPDATE: Latest OSHA Safety Tips for the Construction Industry, And Your Safety Plan