Reply by April 18! HCAOA to Provide OSHA With Your COVID-19 Policies

OSHA is currently seeking input from the public regarding rules designed to protect those healthcare workers that are most likely to have contact with people infected with the COVID-19 virus and HCAOA wants to submit your feedback. Email Eric Reinarman, HCAOA VP of Government Relations, at [email protected] by April 18, 2022.

 The current rule, known as an emergency temporary standard (ETS), applies to most settings where an employee provides healthcare services or support services and requires things like a COVID-19 plan for the workplace, patient screening and management, physical distancing, and the availability of personal protective equipment.
 
A summary of this ETS can be found here.
 
OSHA is seeking new data and feedback from employers to update the ETS on:

• How to introduce more flexibility into COVID-19 rules for employers,
• How to better align the rule with the CDC’s recommendations,
• How employers can support employees who wish to be vaccinated, and
• The necessity and types of COVID-19 recordkeeping and reporting provisions.
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