OSHA
May 2, 2022
Patient safety is always the number one priority. Nurses need to be empowered with flexibility to determine appropriate staffing for the needs of their patients.
Apr 22, 2022
The association said the OSHA standard is unnecessary and would cause confusion.
Apr 22, 2022
April 22, 2022
Douglas L. Parker
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
200 Constitution Ave
NW Washington, DC 20210
Re: Docket No. OSHA–2020–0004, Occupational Exposure to COVID–19 in Health Care Settings; Occupational Safety…
Apr 20, 2022
The agency said the state has failed to adopt its emergency temporary standard for occupational exposure to COVID-19 and has a history of failing to meet its obligations under the plan.
Mar 29, 2022
AHA today urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend at least through May 23 its reopened comment period for the interim final rule establishing an emergency temporary standard for occupational exposure to COVID-19. Comments are currently due April 22.?
Mar 28, 2022
AHA letter to OSHA requesting a deadline extension for the comment period reopening of Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) interim final rule establishing an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on “Occupational Exposure to COVID–19” (Docket No. OSHA–2020–0004).
Mar 23, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) yesterday announced a 30-day comment period, ending April 22, for certain topics in its interim final rule which established an emergency temporary standard (ETS) for occupational exposure to COVID-19.
Mar 22, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today reopened the comment period for certain topics in its interim final rule establishing an emergency temporary standard for occupational exposure to COVID-19.
Mar 8, 2022
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced the start of a short-term increase in focused inspections directed at hospitals and skilled nursing care facilities that treat or handle COVID-19 patients.
Jan 13, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court today allowed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate to go into effect nationwide, while blocking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vaccine requirements from taking effect.