Healthcare DIVE July 21, 2021
Dive Brief:
- Healthcare facilities must be in full compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard as of Wednesday, including requirements around ventilation, physical barriers and training.
- The American Hospital Association, Association of American Medical Colleges and other groups had pushed the agency to delay compliance dates, contending providers needed more time to make sense of the policy and implement its new requirements. OSHA declined to do so.
- Instead, OSHA extended the comment period from Wednesday to Aug. 20, though the ETS is already in effect. It also released its field inspection and enforcement procedures for enforcing ETS compliance at healthcare facilities.
Dive Insight:
Healthcare workers and the labor unions representing them have pushed hard...
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