OSHA Seeks Comments on Proposed Final Rule Protecting Healthcare Works from Occupational Exposure to COVID-19
On March 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) partially reopened the comment period to allow for additional public comment on specific topics covered by its proposed final standard to protect healthcare workers from workplace exposure to COVID-19.
On June 21, 2021, OSHA issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS), which also served as the proposed rule, entitled “Occupational Exposure to COVID-19.” The ETS focused on healthcare workers most likely…