OSHA Issues Employer Alerts on COVID-19
Federal OSHA continues to monitor the Coronavirus pandemic situation and issue COVID-19 updates for employers. Here’s a rundown of OSHA COVID-19 alerts, news and updates up to this time:
New in January 2021:
- Stronger workplace guidance on coronavirus – New OSHA guidance seeks to mitigate, prevent viral spread in the workplace. (January 29, 2021).
OSHA Alerts
- Preventing Farmworker Exposure to COVID-19 in Employer-Provided Vehicles (Spanish). (December 2020).
- COVID-19 Guidance on Ventilation in the Workplace (Spanish). (November 4, 2020).
- COVID-19 Guidance for In-Home Repair Services (Spanish). (October 7, 2020).
- COVID-19 Guidance for Restaurants Resuming Dine-In Service (Spanish). (October 7, 2020).
- COVID-19 Guidance for Food Truck Workers (Spanish). (August 18, 2020).
- COVID-19 Guidance for Hair and Nail Salon Workers (Spanish). (August 18, 2020).
- Stockroom and Loading Dock Workers (Spanish version). (June 2, 2020).
- Social Distancing at Work (Spanish version). (May 28, 2020).
- Nursing Home and Long Term Care Facility Workers (Spanish version). (May 14, 2020).
- Retail Pharmacies (Spanish version). (May 14, 2020).
- COVID-19 Guidance for the Manufacturing Industry Workforce (Spanish here).
- COVID-19 Guidance for the Package Delivery Workforce (Spanish here).
- COVID-19 Guidance for Retail Workers (Spanish here).
- Prevent Worker Exposure to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Spanish here).
Enforcement Memoranda
- Temporary Enforcement Guidance – Tight-Fitting Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) Used During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. (October 2, 2020)
- Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). (May 19, 2020).
- Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). (May 19, 2020).
- Enforcement Guidance on Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. (April 24, 2020).
- Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer’s Good Faith Efforts During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. (April 16, 2020).
- Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
- Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
- Expanded Temporary Enforcement Guidance on Respiratory Protection Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces in All Industries During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.
- Enforcement Guidance for Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment Certified under Standards of Other Countries During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.
- Enforcement Guidance for Respiratory Protection and the N95 Shortage Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.
- Temporary Enforcement Guidance – Healthcare Respiratory Protection Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces During the COVID-19 Outbreak.
OSHA COVID-19 News Alerts
- Updated Frequently Asked Questions To Address Cloth Face Coverings as Personal Protective Equipment. (November 18, 2020).
- Respiratory Protection Guidance For Long-Term Care Facilities During the Coronavirus Pandemic. (October 30, 2020).
- Guidance for Using Tight-Fitting Powered Air Purifying Respirators Amid Coronavirus Pandemic. (October 2, 2020).
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Reporting Work-Related Cases of the Coronavirus. (September 30, 2020).
- Checklist to Protect Food Industry Employees Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic. (August 19, 2020).
- Poster to Keep Meat Packing, Poultry And Pork Workers Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic. (July 8, 2020).
- Guidance to Employers to Help Protect Oil and Gas Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic. (July 7, 2020).
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers To Help Keep Workers Safe During the Coronavirus Pandemic. (July 2, 2020).
- OSHA and CDC Issue Interim Guidance To Protect Seafood Processing Industry Workers. (June 25, 2020).
- OSHA Guidance As Non-Essential Businesses Reopen and Employees Return to Work. (June 18, 2020).
- 14 Additional Translations Of OSHA Poster on Proper Workplace Use of Respirators. (June 15, 2020).
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Face Coverings, Surgical Masks and Respirators in the Workplace. (June 10, 2020).
- OSHA and CDC Guidance to Help Agriculture Workers during the Coronavirus Pandemic. (June 2, 2020).
- U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Keep Stockroom And Loading Dock Workers Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic. (June 2, 2020).
- Interim Enforcement Response Plan to Protect Workers during the Coronavirus Pandemic.
- Alert to Keep Package Delivery Workers Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Enforcement Guidance For Recording Cases of COVID-19.
- Employers Cannot Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions During Coronavirus Pandemic.
- New OSHA Poster Aimed At Reducing Workplace Exposure to the Coronavirus.
- Guidance for Respirators Certified under Other Countries’ Standards During COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Guidance for Respiratory Protection During N95 Shortage Due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Temporary Enforcement Guidance for Respirator Fit-Testing in Healthcare during COVID-19 Outbreak.
Coronavirus Publications
- Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace (Jan. 29, 2021)
- Guidance on Returning to Work (Spanish). (June 17, 2020).
- Worker Exposure Risk to COVID-19 (Spanish).
- Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (Spanish).
- Ten Steps All Workplaces Can Take to Reduce Risk of Exposure to Coronavirus.
- 9 Steps to Reducing Worker Exposure to COVID-19 in Meat, Poultry, and Pork Processing and Packaging Facilities.
This OSHA page has up-to-the-minute OSHA COVID-19 alerts and news.