OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Promises Implementation and Compliance Challenges for Long-Term Care Facilities
By EsqSocial Corporation 23/06/21
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), on June 10, 2021, released a long-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) to protect workers that provide healthcare and healthcare support services from occupational exposure to COVID-19. Not surprisingly, the ETS applies to nursing homes and assisted living facilities where the effects of COVID-19 have been so devastating for both residents and staff. While many of the requirements contained in the ETS are likely already being...
By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP