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July 2021
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President's Message
By Martin Wheatley, CHE, CHFM
Greetings everyone.
I’m sure that by now everyone has seen the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard, Occupational Exposure to COVID-19. It was published to the Federal Register on Monday, June 6, 2021. We now have 14 days from the publication date to comply with most of the standard and 30 days to become compliant with the remaining requirements. Some of the requirements that fall within our purview are:
Education and Training
By Mike Canales
Greetings KSHE Members,
Where has the year gone! As we enter the second half of 2021, your KSHE board and education committee have been at work to deliver valuable and timely education to you, our members. The second half of the year will see a ramping up of education opportunities. Following are some examples:
In case you haven’t heard, ASHE Annual 2021 Conference Is Moving to Nashville and Includes a Virtual Option.ASHE will be relocating its Annual Conference to Nashville and shifting the dates to August 8-11. In addition, we are including a virtual component September 15-17, for those who may be unable to travel and for those who wish to view additional exclusive content. Each year, the ASHE Annual Conference brings together health care facilities professionals to learn about new developments in the field, network with others and find solutions to their challenges. Instead of holding the conference in California August 1-4, ASHE will hold the event in Nashville August 8-11 and will add a virtual option. These changes will enable ASHE to provide the best possible experience for our attendees, exhibitors and sponsors. The 2021 ASHE Annual Conference is your opportunity to:
Registration information will be available in May. Sign up here to be notified when registration opens. 
ASHE Update
By Michael D. Roberts, PE, SASHE, CHFM, SrCHE
Greetings, and I hope that 2021 is treating you well. There continues to be a lot of exciting activity within ASHE and the board, and I would like to update you on some of the items.
The is a great in-person Annual Conference planned in Nashville, TN, on August 8-11, 2021, followed by a virtual conference on September 15, 2021. The virtual conference will have new learning sessions and has special pricing if registration is part of the in-person conference.
The American Society for Health Care Engineering
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) on Monday, June 21, to protect health care workers from occupational exposure to COVID-19. The ETS applies, with some exceptions, to health care settings where people may share space with COVID-19 patients or interact with others who do. The ETS requires health care employers to develop and implement a COVID-19 plan that identifies and controls COVID-19 hazards in the workplace.
The ETS is effective as of June 21 and has a compliance date of July 5, 2021, with the exception of paragraphs (i), the use of cleanable or disposable solid barriers at fixed work locations outside of direct patient care areas; (k) ventilation requirements; and (n) training requirements, all of which have a compliance date of July 21. In regard to the physical environment, the ETS requires:
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