OSHA Publishes Guidance for Reopening Businesses 

Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published guidance for reopening non-essential businesses. The guidance stresses businesses to continue following state, federal and CDC requirements. It also encourages the continuation of “workplace flexibilities, such as remote work and alternative business operations, to provide goods and services to customers.” The guidance also includes a number of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to assist employers and highlights a number of actions businesses should consider when crafting a plan before reopening, including:

1. Conducting a hazard assessment;
2. Hygiene requirements/practices;
3. Social distancing;
4. Identification and isolation of sick employees;
5. Return to work after illness or exposure;
6. Controls (i.e. engineering, work practices, PPE);
7. Workplace flexibilities;
8. Training; and
9. Anti-retaliation.

Click here for OSHA’s announcement and here to review the guidance. For more information, contact Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org.