New OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU

It's happening fast. In early November, OSHA announced a COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The goal? Implementation starting January 4. The ETS is a proposal for a permanent standard, so the rules may evolve. Until then, if you have 100 or more employees, you should be thinking about new vaccination, masking and testing policies. As a company, you can decide. Will you mandate vaccination for all employees? Or will you allow unvaccinated employees to work while wearing masks and undergoing weekly testing. It's up to you. What do you need to do now? • Start obtaining workers' vaccination status. This can guide your decision about whether mandatory vaccination or a vaccine-or-testing option is best for your company. You may also want to consider the nature of your work (e.g. mostly remote, outdoors, or in private offices), other safeguards in place, worker shortages, etc. • Begin preparing a clear policy around your selected approach. • Require any workers who are not fully vaccinated to begin wearing masks indoors or while sharing vehicles—and follow additional OSHA requirements—beginning January 4. • Download our COVID-19 compliance checklist to start following the guidelines and crafting policies. Get trusted advice from Creative Workforce Solutions From determining who is responsible for the costs of testing to ensuring that your policies are fair and practicable, Creative Workforce Solutions will help you get it right. Look to us for a full suite of services, including: • Compliance consulting and perspectives • Policy development support • Management and workforce training • Anti-discrimination consulting Contact Loretta Vitale, Health and Safety Consultant at Creative Workforce Solutions to talk about what you need. + Reach out now Practical HR for Tomorrow's Workforce © 2021 Creative Workforce Solutions