Workplace Safety Co-Chair Talks to SHRM About OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard

In an interview with SHRM, Todd Logsdon provides his initial reaction to the much-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which provides workplace safety guidance for healthcare employers dealing with COVID-19. Todd notes that “[f]or the most part, it will be a formalization of what [healthcare employers] have been doing for the last 12-15 months.” The article goes on to provide key takeaways of the ETS in settings where coronavirus patients are treated, including hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Todd explains that many healthcare employers have already been practicing most of the ETS requirements, but he also noted that some of the rules “may require employers to adjust their policies or take additional steps.” 

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