Workplace Safety Co-Chair Discusses OSHA Inspection Guidelines for Virus Healthcare Rule

In an interview with Bloomberg Law, Travis Vance discusses what healthcare employers should expect now that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is conducting inspections under the agency’s new COVID-19 emergency temporary standard. Travis explains that employers may not realize that their supervisors don’t have to speak with OSHA inspectors during the opening conference. He warns that “being unprepared for the meeting could lead to supervisors making admissions without knowing the legal ramifications of their comments.” Travis goes on to describe that the OSHA inspectors will pay particular attention to reviews of illness records and whether employers provided pay and benefits to employees who miss work because of COVID-19.

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