2020年11月30日,紧急临时COVID-19workplace standards (“ETS”) issued by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) took effect. The ETS, which requires stringent workplace protocols intended to curb the spread of COVID-19, applies to all California employers, other than those subject to the Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Disease standard or those with only one employee at the workplace who does not have contact with others. Under the ETS, employers must adopt and implement a comprehensive COVID-19 prevention program that includes identification and correction of COVID-19 risks, employee screening, investigation of cases, use of face coverings and other protective equipment, exclusion of exposed employees, and provision of free COVID-19 testing in certain circumstances, among other requirements. The ETS also mandates testing and other action when there are multiple infections or an “outbreak” in a workplace.
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EPA and CDC Urge Employers to Establish Disinfection Plans as Part of COVID-19 Reopening
ByThomas Brugatoon
Posted inCOVID-19
EPA and the CDC on April 29provided updated guidanceon steps employers and businesses should take to disinfect their premises, as part of the “Guidelines for Opening Up America Again.” This provides important guidance for businesses to protect employees and members of the public, and to minimize potential liability arising out of coronavirus exposure in the workplace.
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