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Has there been any legal challenge to the Cal-OSHA emergency temporary standard?
Fri Nov 5, 2021: Cal-OSHA Issues A New Set Of Proposed Revisions To The ETS
October 25, 2021
Cal-OSHA Issues A New Set Of Proposed Revisions To The ETS
Last week, on October 20, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) issued proposed revisions to the Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”). If approved, the revisions would be in place from January 14, 2022 until April 14, 2022.
COVID-19 Prevention: The proposed language no longer differentiates between fully-vaccinated and unvaccinated employees for purposes of indoor COVID-19 screenings. As a result, all employees, regardless of vaccination status, must wear facial coverings when being screened for COVID-19 indoors. In addition, the Standards Board no longer requires that employers maintain a separate COVID-19 prevention plan. Such plans may be integrated into the employers’ injury and illness prevention plan as long as the IIPP has the COVID-19 protocols.
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Cal-OSHA Issues A New Set Of Proposed Revisions To The ETS
Last week, on October 20, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) issued proposed revisions to the Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”). If approved, the revisions would be in place from January 14, 2022 until April 14, 2022.
COVID-19 Prevention: The proposed language no longer differentiates between fully-vaccinated and unvaccinated employees for purposes of indoor COVID-19 screenings. As a result, all employees, regardless of vaccination status, must wear facial coverings when being screened for COVID-19 indoors. In addition, the Standards Board no longer requires that employers maintain a separate COVID-19 prevention plan. Such plans may be integrated into the employers’ injury and illness prevention plan as long as the IIPP has the COVID-19 protocols.
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