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June 21, 2021
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has published a COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS was developed to protect health care and health care support service workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19 in settings where people with COVID-19 are reasonably expected to be present.
Covered employers include hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities; emergency responders; home health care workers and employees in ambulatory care settings where suspected or confirmed coronavirus patients are treated.
The ETS requires covered health care employers to develop and implement a COVID-19 plan to identify and control COVID-19 hazards in the workplace and encourage vaccinations and respirator use when needed. This compliance bulletin provides OSHA’s answers to frequently asked questions regarding the health care ETS.