OSHA provides its compliance officers with instructions for conducting COVID-19-related investigations and inspections arising from complaints, referrals, and reports of employee hospitalizations and fatalities.
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In a letter dated April 8, 2020, the chief of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) provides employers with guidance regarding recording and reporting confirmed COVID-19 cases.
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The CDC sets higher safety standards for essential businesses, while guiding the strategy for all employers as businesses look to their future.
New CDC guidance allows essential workers to remain on the front lines even if...more
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has provided guidance on the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic which operators of restaurants and other food service establishments should know.
An employer has a...more
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has provided guidance specific to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
- An employer has a duty to provide a safe workplace, free from hazards that may cause death...more
On February 21, 2020, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s Accidental Release Reporting Rule was published in the Federal Register. It becomes effective on March 23, 2020.
- Facilities must report accidental releases to the...more
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- The proposed rule requires reports of any accidental releases “resulting in a fatality, serious injury or substantial property damage.”
- Under the proposed rule, a report to the National Response Center (NRC)...more